Dec 1943 Events

1943 Dec Rosa Parks joins NAACP and becomes active in Civil Rights Movement
In December 1943, Parks became active in the Civil Rights Movement, joined the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, and was elected volunteer secretary to its president, Edgar Nixon. Of her p...
1943 Dec 2 Bari Air Raid
The Air Raid on Bari was an air attack on Allied forces and shipping in Bari, Italy by Nazi German bombers on December 2, 1943. In the attack, 105 German Junkers Ju 88 bombers of Luftflot...
1943 Dec 6 Canadian Allied Forces Capture the Villa Rogatti
The task of taking Villa Rogatti, the westernmost crossing point, was given to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). Having conducted reconnaissance on their objective duri...
1943 Dec 8
to 1943 Dec 17
 Battle of San Pietro Infine
The direct attack on the German positions in and around San Pietro began on December 8 by II Corps of the Fifth Army. The positions were defended by the second and third battalions of the...
1943 Dec 9 German Forces Fall Back from San Leandro Following Successful Ally Crossing of Moro River
By the morning of 9 December, the RCE had completed the bridge across the Moro River, enabling the tanks of the King's Own Calgary Regiment (Calgary Tanks) to transport two companies of S...
1943 Dec 12 Angelo Bertelli Wins Heisman Trophy
He made the T-Formation click for the Fighting Irish until his entry into the Marine Corps in 1943. Bertelli completed 169 of 324 passes in 26 games accounting for 2,582 yards. Twenty-nin...
1943 Dec 13 Massacre of Kalavryta
The Holocaust of Kalavryta (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα των Καλαβρύτων), or the Massacre of Kalavryta (Σφαγή των Καλαβρύτων), refers to the extermination of the male population and the subsequent t...
1943 Dec 18 Largest Allied Assault on 'The Gully' is Abandoned after Devastating German Retaliation
On 18 December, Vokes planned what would be the largest assault on The Gully during the campaign. Beginning at 0800, Canadian artillery would bombard a 900-metre (3,000 ft) front, to a de...
1943 Dec 20
to 1943 Dec 28
 Battle of Ortona
The Canadians faced elements of the renowned German 1st Parachute Division. These soldiers were battle-hardened after many years of war, and were ordered by Hitler to defend Ortona at any...
1943 Dec 23 Lower Dnieper Offensive Ends in Decisive Soviet Victory
The Battle of Dnieper was another defeat for the Wehrmacht that required it to restabilize the front further West. The Red Army, which Hitler hoped to contain at the Dnieper, forced the W...