World War II: U.S. Eighth Air Force Loses 60 Bombers in Schweinfurt–Regensburg Raid, August 17, 1943
Date: August 17, 1943
Date: August 17, 1943
World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, begins. It ends on 6 March with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion and the liberation of the town of Grevena. Date: March 4, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest. Date: February 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Rennell Island: USS Chicago Torpedoed…
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II. Date: June 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II:…
World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona. Date: January 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Luftwaffe Destroys Vorizia, Crete in…
Yankee Clipper crashes while landing on the Tagus in Lisbon, killing 24. 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 1943World War II: German Troops Occupy Rome, September 10, 1943Japan Begins Operation Ke…
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…