Table of Data Points
1943-03-22 | Khatyn massacre | The German 118th Schutzmannschaft battalion, with the participation of Ukrainian and Belarusian collaborators, murder 149 people, including 75 children, in the Belarusian village of Khatyn. | Read about 'Khatyn massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Khatyn massacre' | ||
1943-03-13 | 1943-03-14 | Krakow Ghetto Liquidated | Under the command of Amon Gth the Krakow Ghetto is liquidated. Those deemed unfit for work, some 2,000 Jews, were killed in the streets of the ghetto. Any remaining were sent to Auschwitz. | Read about 'Krakow Ghetto Liquidated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Krakow Ghetto Liquidated' | |
1943-02-27 | Heavy Water Sabotage | On the night of February the 27th, Norwegian commandos succeeded at destroying the production facility with a second attempt known as Operation Gunnerside. | Read about 'Heavy Water Sabotage' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Heavy Water Sabotage' | ||
1943-02-27 | Rosenstrasse Protest | The Rosenstrasse protest was a nonviolent protest carried out by the non-Jewish ("Aryan") wives and relatives of Jewish men who had been arrested for deportation. The protests escalated until the men were released. | Read about 'Rosenstrasse Protest' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rosenstrasse Protest' | ||
1943-02-19 | 1943-02-25 | Kasserine Pass | Significant as the first large-scale meeting of American and German forces in World War II, the untested and poorly-led American troops suffered heavy casualties and were pushed back over 80 km from their positions west of Faid Pass. | Read about 'Kasserine Pass' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kasserine Pass' | |
1943-02-19 | 1943-03-15 | Third Battle of Kharkov | A German counter attack led by Field Marshel Erich von Manstein effectively destroys 52 Soviet divisions and recaptures Kharkov and Belgorod. The fall of Belgorod creates the salient which would be the focus of the Battle of Kursk. | Read about 'Third Battle of Kharkov' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Third Battle of Kharkov' | |
1943-02-18 | Sportpalast speech | Joseph Goebbels delivers a speech calling for total war to a large, carefully-selected audience. This speech was the first indication to the German people that Nazi Germany was seriously threatened. | Read about 'Sportpalast speech' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sportpalast speech' | ||
1943-02-18 | White Rose Arrested | Hans and Sophie Scholl, ringleaders of the anti-war White Rose movement, are into Gestapo custody. The other active members of the movement are soon arrested and interrogated. | Read about 'White Rose Arrested' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'White Rose Arrested' | ||
1943-02-14 | Rostov-on-Don | Soviet troops re-enter Rostov-on-Don, a strategic railway junction, river port and gateway to the Caucus oil-fields. It would take 10 years to repair the damage to the city. | Read about 'Rostov-on-Don' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rostov-on-Don' | ||
1943-02-08 | Soviets take Kursk | Soviet troops enter Kursk. | Read about 'Soviets take Kursk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Soviets take Kursk' |
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