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Conflicts in 1943

  • Allied invasion of SicilyThe Casablanca Conference in January 1943 brought together political leaders and military Chiefs of Staff from the United States and Britain to discuss…
  • Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaignIn August 1942, the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps began their first large-scale offensive across the Central Pacific.
  • Smolensk operationThe second Smolensk operation began on the 7th of August 1943. General Andrei Yeremenko commanded the Kalinin Front while Vasily Sokolovsky led the Western…
  • Continuation WarOn the 13th of March 1940, the Moscow Peace Treaty ended a ten-week conflict that left Finland with significant territorial losses.
  • North African campaignOn the 11th of June 1940, British forces launched raids against Italian positions in Libya. This action followed Italy's declaration of war on France and the…
  • Battle of ChangdeOn the 2nd of November 1943, Isamu Yokoyama commanded a force of roughly 60,000 troops to attack Changde. This massive Japanese offensive included six…
  • Battle of the DnieperThe Battle of the Dnieper began on the 26th of August 1943, marking a critical turning point in World War II. Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of…
  • Battle of Buna–GonaJapan's entry into World War II began with the attack on Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941. This coordinated assault included simultaneous strikes on…
  • Battle of KurskThe summer of 1943 brought a massive tank battle near Kursk in southwestern Russia between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
  • Guadalcanal campaignOn the 7th of December 1941, Japanese forces attacked the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack killed almost 2,500 people and…
  • Bombing of Hamburg in World War IIIn August 1941, the War Cabinet received a report that exposed the failure of early bombing operations. The Butt Report analyzed 600 photographs from three…
  • Italian Civil WarOn the night between 24 and the 25th of July 1943, the Grand Council of Fascism approved a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini.
  • Siege of LeningradAdolf Hitler declared that Leningrad must die of starvation in a speech at Munich on the 8th of November 1941. The German High Command viewed the capture of…
  • World War II in YugoslaviaWorld War II in Yugoslavia was not one war but several, all happening at the same time. On the 6th of April 1941, the German Luftwaffe bombed Belgrade, and…
  • Dnieper–Carpathian offensiveThe Dnieper, Carpathian offensive began on the 24th of December 1943 and stretched until early May 1944. It involved almost 3,500,000 troops from both sides…
  • Gran Sasso raidOn the night of the 24th of July 1943, the Grand Council of Fascism passed a motion of no confidence against prime minister Benito Mussolini.
  • Operation KeOn the 31st of December 1942, Emperor Hirohito formally endorsed the decision to abandon Guadalcanal. This moment marked a turning point in the Pacific War…
  • Operation CartwheelIn February 1942, Japanese forces captured Rabaul on the island of New Britain from Australian troops. This location became a major forward base for Japanese…
  • Bombing of ChongqingThe first Japanese air raid on Chongqing struck the city on the 18th of February 1938, marking the start of a campaign that would last until December 1944.
  • Third Battle of KharkovOn the 2nd of February 1943, the German 6th Army surrendered at Stalingrad. This event freed six Soviet armies under Konstantin Rokossovsky to launch new…