Date: February 14, 1943
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: 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 1943World War II Bombing of…
World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). Date: July 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943German Troops Occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija, Ending Italian Rule, September…
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 1943World War II: U.S. Movie…
World War II: General strike and protest march in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany, resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day. Date: March 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March…
The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. Date: June 25, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Japanese Evacuation Ends Guadalcanal Campaign, February…