Page 5: Historical Events In 1943

Feb 16   Sign on Munich facade "Out with Hitler! Long live freedom!" done by "White Rose" student group, caught on 2/18, beheaded on 2/22   

Feb 16   Withdrawing Africa Corps reaches Mareth-line in North-Africa.   

Feb 17   -19] Hitler visits fieldmarshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje.   

Feb 18   1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw".   

Feb 18   Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart.   

Feb 18   Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74.   

Feb 18   inaugural edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw"   

Feb 18   Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis   

Feb 19   German tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia   

Feb 19   German tanks under Brigadier General Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia.   

Feb 19   Parliament approves Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Bill introducing conscription for service in south-west Pacific war zone   

Feb 20   Allied troops occupy Kasserine pass in Tunisia   

Feb 20   Phil Wrigley and B Rickey charter All-American Girls Softball League   

Feb 21   Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews   

Feb 21   Dutch Roman Catholic bishops protest against persecution of Jews.   

Feb 21   German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia   

Feb 22   Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies   

Feb 22   HMCS Weyburn strikes a mine near Gibralter and sinks   

Feb 22   Members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany   

Feb 22   Royal Canadian Navy corvette HMCS Weyburn strikes mine and sinks near Gibraltar.   

Feb 22   The Bulgarian government signs an agreement with the Germans to allow deportations from Macedonia and Thrace. 11000 Jews are deported   

Feb 23   Gen-Maj Bradley arrives in Dakar and Marrakesh   

Feb 23   General-Major Bradley arrives in Dakar and Marrakesh   

Feb 23   German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia.   

Feb 24   Gen-major Bradley flies to Algiers   

Feb 24   General-Major Bradley flies to Algiers.   

Feb 24   Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WWII.   

Feb 25   Vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front   

Feb 26   German assault moves to Beja North Tunisia   

Feb 27   The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men   

Feb 28   "Porgy and Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown and Todd Duncan.   

Mar 01   Jewish old age home for disabled in Amsterdam raided   

Mar 01   The Canadian Women's Army Corps is founded as part of the Canadian forces; CWACs have full military titles and hold commissions.   

Mar 02   1st transport from Westerbork Neth to Sobibor concentration camp   

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Jan 02   Barış manço: Turkish singer and television producer   

Jan 04   Tom wilkinson: Cfl qb (edmonton eskimos)   

Jan 04   Doris kearns goodwin: American writer   

Jan 05   Eusebio de silva ferreira: Mozamb/port soccer star (europa cup 1 1962)   

Jan 05   Ferreira da silva eusebio: Brazilan intl soccer player   

Jan 06   Osvaldo soriano: Writer   

Jan 06   Paul james nunn: Mountaineer   

Jan 06   Terry venables: British soccer player/manager   

Jan 01   Colonel andrew summers rowan: U.s. military officer who gave "a message to garcia" (b. 1857)   

Jan 03   Sir walter james: Premier of western australia (b. 1863)   

Jan 05   George washington carver: Famous black scientist,    

Jan 07   Nikola tesla: Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor),   

Jan 08   Richard hillary: Australian spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919)   

Jan 09   Robin g collingwood: English philosopher (roman britain),    

Jan 10   Agustin p justo y rolon: Pres argentina (1931-38),    

Jan 11   Carlo tresca: Ny's italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered