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 | 1943-12-26 | Scharnhorst | A total of 55 torpedoes and 2,195 shells are fired at German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst. At 19:45 hours she sinks, her propellers still turning. Of a total complement of 1,968 men, only 36 survived. | Read about 'Scharnhorst ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Scharnhorst ' | |
| 1943-12-24 | Eisenhower SCAEF | Dwight D Eisenhower is appointed as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force. He became responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of France and Germany in 194445 | Read about 'Eisenhower SCAEF' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Eisenhower SCAEF' | |
| 1943-12-20 | 1943-12-28 | Battle of Ortona | battle fought between German 1st Parachute Division and assaulting 1st Canadian Infantry Division. It was the culmination of the fighting on the Adriatic front in Italy during "Bloody December". | Read about 'Battle of Ortona' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Ortona' |
| 1943-12-16 | Orsogna Counterattack | At 3:15 German troops from the 6th Parachute regiment counter-attacked 1st NZ Battalion troops but were repelled and retired by daylight. | Read about 'Orsogna Counterattack' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Orsogna Counterattack' | |
| 1943-12-13 | Kalavryta Massacre | Extermination of the male population and the subsequent total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, in Greece, by German occupying forces. | Read about 'Kalavryta Massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kalavryta Massacre' | |
| 1943-12-05 | Operation Crossbow | Allies launch a concerted campaign to counter Axis long range weapon programs, the V-1 and V-2 "flying bombs". | Read about 'Operation Crossbow' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Crossbow' | |
| 1943-12-04 | Yugoslav Government | Tito was named President of the National Committee of Liberation. While most of the country was still occupied by the Axis, Tito proclaimed a provisional democratic Yugoslav government. | Read about 'Yugoslav Government' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Yugoslav Government' | |
| 1943-12-02 | Bari Air Raid | 105 German Junkers Ju 88 bombers of Luftflotte 2, achieving complete surprise, bombed Allied shipping and personnel operating in support of the Allied Italian campaign, sinking 17 cargo and transport ships in Bari harbor. | Read about 'Bari Air Raid' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bari Air Raid' | |
| 1943-11-28 | 1943-12-01 | Tehran Conference | the first World War II conference among the Big Three (the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom) in which Stalin was present. The central aim of the conference was to plan the final strategy for the war against Germany and it's allies. | Read about 'Tehran Conference' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tehran Conference' |
| 1943-11-19 | Janowska | Nazis liquidate Janowska concentration camp in Lemberg (Lviv), western Ukraine, murdering at least 6,000 Jews after a failed uprising and mass escape attempt. | Read about 'Janowska' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Janowska' |
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