Date: November 28, 1943
World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war. Avro Lancaster bombers damage the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria. Date: June 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20…
Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U.S. Congress Date: May 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Ortona Ends: Canadian Victory Over German Paratroopers, December 28, 1943Battle of the Komandorski Islands…
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 📅…
The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest. Date: February 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Treblinka Jewish Prisoners Revolt During Holocaust, August…
USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned. Date: August 31, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II Kalavryta Massacre by German Forces December 13,…
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 1943Scharnhorst Sunk off Norway by Royal Navy, December 26,…