Date: February 20, 1943
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22. Date: July 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943HMS Seraph Deception Operation Near Huelva, April 30, 1943Allied Troops…
World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eighth Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later. Date: March 6, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…
World War II: Third Battle of Kharkiv: The Germans retake the city of Kharkiv from the Soviet armies. Date: March 15, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Frank Nitti Chicago Outfit Boss Dies by…
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: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany. Date: February 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Kharkiv Liberated by Soviet…
World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece. Date: December 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Krasny Bor: Soviet Red Army Engages German and Spanish Troops,…