Gestapo Arrest 1,800 Jewish Men in Berlin, Rosenstrasse Protest, February 27, 1943
Date: February 27, 1943
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Date: February 27, 1943
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World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany. Date: January 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This…
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 β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1943…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. Date: July 28, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 28 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943SS Dorchester Sunk by German…
World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces. Date: December 26, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 26 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Winston Churchill’s Second Wartime Address…
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 β π Other events on August 27 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Jefferson Memorial Dedicated in Washington, D.C. April…
In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines attack Latino youths in the five-day Zoot Suit Riots. Date: June 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 3 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends, Holocaust, May…