Allied Invasion of Sicily Counterattack by German and Italian Troops July 11, 1943
Date: July 11, 1943
Date: July 11, 1943
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…
World War II: American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies. Date: February 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Gestapo Arrest 1,800 Jewish Men in Berlin,…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Soviet…
Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. Date: March 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943…
World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. Date: February 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Arthur Goldstein Murdered in Auschwitz June 25, 1943Allied Forces Capture Palermo in Sicily – July…
The Luttra Woman, a bog body from the Early Neolithic period (radiocarbon-dated c. 3928–3651 BC), was discovered near Luttra, Sweden. Date: May 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Chinese Citizenship Restored in U.S. with…