Mussolini Rescued by German Commandos, September 12, 1943
Date: September 12, 1943
Date: September 12, 1943
Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. Date: March 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943…
The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska. Date: March 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day…
World War II: General strike and protest march in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany, resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day. Date: March 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March…
The SS Dorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive. Date: February 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Joseph Stalin Disbands the Comintern, May 22, 1943Tokyo City and…
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland. Date: July 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Allied Forces Capture…