Date: February 22, 1943
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World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF. Date: May 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Argentina Military Coup Ousts Ramรณn Castillo, June 4, 1943World War II Operation Gomorrah: RAF…
World War II: General strike and protest march in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany, resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day. Date: March 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. Date: July 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ …
In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American. Date: July 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Bosnia and Herzegovina…
World War II: 136 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of Mousiotitsa, Greece. Date: July 25, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Allied Invasion of…
The Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Brzeลผany, 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 โ ๐ Other events on June 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…