1943
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
1943 in History
76 events found for 1943
1943
The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
1943
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the…
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the…
1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes…
1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the King (encouraged by the Grand Council of Fascism) and is…
World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the King (encouraged by the Grand Council of Fascism) and is…
1943
World War II: 136 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of…
World War II: 136 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of…
1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000…
1943
World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian…
World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian…
1943
The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where…
The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where…
1943
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F.…
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F.…
1943
World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all…
World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all…
1943
World War II: 317 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of…
World War II: 317 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of…
1943
World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
1943
World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours…
World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours…
1943
World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King…
World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King…
1943
World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic…
World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic…
1943
World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk.
World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk.
1943
World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
1943
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
1943
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next…
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next…