1st Ukrainian Front Liberates Kyiv from German Occupation, November 6, 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…

World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Date: November 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…

World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…

World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka. Date: July 4, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis. Date: July 1, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943German Troops Occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija, Ending Italian Rule,…

World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea. Date: September 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day…