Date: February 9, 1943
World War II: During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea Allied aircraft defeat a Japanese attempt to ship troops to New Guinea. Date: March 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Gestapo Arrest 1,800…
World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor. Date: February 10, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete. Date: August 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Allies Land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy,…
World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the residential area hit. Date: April 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia…
World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city. Date: February 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Stalin Dissolves the Comintern (Third International)…
Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard. Date: March 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Jefferson Memorial Dedicated in Washington, D.C. April 13, 1943World…