Date: November 9, 1943
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…
World War II: German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed two days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles. Date: January 31, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…
World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany. Date: October 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: U.S. Movie Studios Allow OWI Censorship, February…
World War II: At the battle of Makin the USS Liscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks, killing 650 men. Date: November 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of the Bismarck Sea…
Holocaust in Italy: Raid on the Roman Ghetto. Date: October 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Begins January 18, 1943World War II: Germans Retake Kharkiv in Third Battle March 15,…
World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eighth Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later. Date: March 6, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…