US 8th Air Force Devastates Wilhelmshaven Harbor, November 3, 1943

World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days. Date: September 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this…

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…

The Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Brzeżany, Poland (now Berezhany, Ukraine). Around 1,180 Jews are led to the city's old Jewish graveyard and shot. Date: June 12, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

World War II: American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies. Date: February 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Japan Begins Operation Ke Evacuation from Guadalcanal,…

World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). Date: July 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Burma Railway Completed October 17, 1943Holocaust: Brzeżany Ghetto Liquidation and…

World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers. Date: January 29, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943British Eighth Army Captures…