Date: March 4, 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: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece. Date: October 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: F4U Corsair First Radar-Guided Interception, October 31, 1943WWII Greek Submarine Papanikolis…
World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia. Date: May 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: Allies Defeat Japanese at Buna-Gona,…
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 1943Allied Troops Enter Naples After Four…
World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign. Date: September 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle…
The Saturday Evening Post publishes the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms in support of United States President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address theme of Four Freedoms. Date: February 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…