World War II Dambuster Raids Begin, May 17, 1943

Lebanon gains independence from France, nearly two years after it was first announced by the Free French government. Date: November 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943German Troops Occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija, Ending…

The Cavan Orphanage fire kills thirty-five girls and an elderly cook. Date: February 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Rommel Launches Battle of Medenine in WWII March 6, 1943Pentagon Dedicated in Arlington County,…

Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. Date: December 30, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: Germans Retake Kharkiv in Third Battle March 15, 1943Bethnal Green…

Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley. Date: May 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1943World War II: German-Occupied Denmark Scuttles Navy,…