World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike End Tunisia Campaign, May 13, 1943

World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. Date: March 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Burma Railway Completed October 17,…

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: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city. Date: February 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America. Date: September 6, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Cavan Orphanage…

The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches. Date: April 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On…