Date: August 2, 1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. Date: July 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the King (encouraged by the Grand Council of Fascism) and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio. Date: July 25, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland. Date: July 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943HMS Seraph Deception…
World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility. Date: April 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…
World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins. Date: January 15, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Kraków Ghetto Liquidation Completed, March 14, 1943World War II: Rostov-on-Don Liberated February 14, 1943World War II…
The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth. Date: April 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Japanese Evacuation Ends Guadalcanal Campaign, February 7, 1943Republic…