Date: February 20, 1943
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World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy. Date: September 9, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 9 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots Attack Latino Youths June 3, 1943KrakΓ³w Ghetto Liquidation Completed…
Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U.S. Congress Date: May 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Kursk Begins at Prokhorovka, July 4, 1943Gestapo Arrest 1,800 Jewish Men in Berlin, Rosenstrasse…
World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general WΕadysΕaw Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives. Date: July 4, 1943 Read…
World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later. Date: March 6, 1943 Read more…
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 β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Joseph Stalin Disbands the Comintern May 22,…
World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews. Date: April 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World…