Luftwaffe Destroys Vorizia, Crete in World War II, August 27, 1943

The Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies are to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps". Date: November 15, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army. Date: January 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Allied Aircraft Sink Sinfra, Killing 2,098 Italian…

World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: January 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Jefferson Memorial Dedicated in Washington,…

World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona. Date: January 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 194344 Nations Sign UNRRA Founding…

World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore. Date: October 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: Nazis Arrest White Rose Members, February 18,…

World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska. Date: March 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day…