WW2 Events
January 02, 1943
// Germans begin a withdrawal from the Caucasus.
// Germans begin a withdrawal from the Caucasus.
January 10, 1943
// Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad.
// Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad.
January 23, 1943
// Montgomery's Eighth Army takes Tripoli.
// Montgomery's Eighth Army takes Tripoli.
January 27, 1943
// First bombing raid by Americans on Germany (at Wilhelmshaven).
// First bombing raid by Americans on Germany (at Wilhelmshaven).
February 02, 1943
// Germans surrender at Stalingrad.
// Germans surrender at Stalingrad.
February 08, 1943
// Soviet troops take Kursk.
// Soviet troops take Kursk.
February 16, 1943
// Soviets re-take Kharkov.
// Soviets re-take Kharkov.
February 18, 1943
// Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders in Munich.
// Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders in Munich.
March 02, 1943
// Germans begin a withdrawal from Tunisia.
// Germans begin a withdrawal from Tunisia.
March 15, 1943
// Germans re-capture Kharkov.
// Germans re-capture Kharkov.
March 20, 1943
// Montgomery's Eighth Army breaks through the Mareth Line in Tunisia.
// Montgomery's Eighth Army breaks through the Mareth Line in Tunisia.
April 06, 1943
// Axis forces in Tunisia begin a withdrawal.
// Axis forces in Tunisia begin a withdrawal.
April 07, 1943
// Axis forces in Tunisia end a withdrawal.
// Axis forces in Tunisia end a withdrawal.
April 19, 1943
// Waffen SS attacks Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto.
// Waffen SS attacks Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto.
May 07, 1943
// Allies take Tunisia.
// Allies take Tunisia.
May 13, 1943
// German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa.
// German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa.
May 16, 1943
// British air raid on the Ruhr.
// British air raid on the Ruhr.
// Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto ends.
May 22, 1943
// Dönitz suspends U-boat operations in the North Atlantic.
// Dönitz suspends U-boat operations in the North Atlantic.
June 11, 1943
// Himmler orders the liquidation of all Jewish ghettos in Poland.
// Himmler orders the liquidation of all Jewish ghettos in Poland.
July 05, 1943
// Germans begin their last offensive against Kursk.
// Germans begin their last offensive against Kursk.
July 09, 1943
// Allies land in Sicily.
// Allies land in Sicily.
July 19, 1943
// Allies bomb Rome.
// Allies bomb Rome.
July 22, 1943
// Americans capture Palermo, Sicily.
// Americans capture Palermo, Sicily.
July 24, 1943
// Allied air raid in Hamburg.
// Allied air raid in Hamburg.
July 25, 1943
// Mussolini arrested and the Italian Fascist government falls.
// Mussolini arrested and the Italian Fascist government falls.
July 27, 1943
// Allied air raid causes a firestorm in Hamburg.
// Allied air raid causes a firestorm in Hamburg.
August 12, 1943
// Germans evacuate Sicily.
// Germans evacuate Sicily.
August 17, 1943
// Allies reach Messina, Sicily.
// Allies reach Messina, Sicily.
// American daylight air raids on Regensburg and Schweinfurt in Germany.
August 23, 1943
// Soviet troops recapture Kharkov.
// Soviet troops recapture Kharkov.
September 08, 1943
// Italian surrender is announced.
// Italian surrender is announced.
September 09, 1943
// Allied landings at Salerno and Taranto.
// Allied landings at Salerno and Taranto.
September 11, 1943
// Germans occupy Rome.
// Germans occupy Rome.
September 12, 1943
// Germans rescue Mussolini.
// Germans rescue Mussolini.
September 23, 1943
// Mussolini re-establishes a Fascist government.
// Mussolini re-establishes a Fascist government.
October 01, 1943
// Allies enter Naples, Italy.
// Allies enter Naples, Italy.
October 04, 1943
// Himmler's Speech at Posen.
// Himmler's Speech at Posen.
October 13, 1943
// Italy declares war on Germany.
// Italy declares war on Germany.
November 06, 1943
// Russians recapture Kiev in the Ukraine.
// Russians recapture Kiev in the Ukraine.
November 18, 1943
// Large British air raid on Berlin.
// Large British air raid on Berlin.
November 24, 1943
// Soviets launch offensives on the Ukrainian front.
// Soviets launch offensives on the Ukrainian front.
December 24, 1943
// Soviets launch offensives on the Ukrainian front.
// Soviets launch offensives on the Ukrainian front.
December 28, 1943
// Appointment of General Mascarenhas de Moraes to command the 1st Expeditionary Infantry Division.
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// Appointment of General Mascarenhas de Moraes to command the 1st Expeditionary Infantry Division.
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