Date: February 10, 1943
World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the British Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless. Date: October 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…
Holocaust in Italy: Raid on the Roman Ghetto. Date: October 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Republic of China Signs Sino-British and Sino-American Treaties January 11, 1943SS Dorchester Sunk by German U-Boat, 230…
World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. Date: March 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Berlin Gestapo Arrests 1,800 Jewish…
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny. Date: September 12, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Kursk Begins at Prokhorovka, July…
World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. Date: July 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Republic of…
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…