Sobibór Extermination Camp Closed in Poland, October 17, 1943

World War II: First large-scale protest march resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany. Date: February 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…

Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak. Date: July 11, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: German-Occupied Denmark Scuttles…

The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches. Date: April 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On…

World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile. Date: December 4, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943NFL Makes Helmets Mandatory, April 7, 1943Bethnal…

BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Date: June 1, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events…