North Africa Campaign
Leaves North Africa after the Axis withdrawal westward, ending his direct threat to Egypt and Suez.
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1943 in Germany — Page 2
Explore 248 historical events and records for Germany in 1943.
Historical records for Germany in 1943
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March
Retreat
Rommel returns to Germany. Retreats to the Mareth Line within the Tunisian border. Persues Montgomerys Eighth Army but loses 52 tanks & is driven back
April
Battle of Rhzev
The Russians lose 42,000 men. Awarded the Swords to the Oak Leaf for the withdrawal from Rhzev
Medal
Awarded the Swords to the Oak Leaf for the withdrawal from Rhzev
Exile of Heinrich Himmler
Surrounds the Hungarian capital with Einsatzgruppen to deport 800,000 Jews
Theoretical Division Leadership
Bethe is selected to head the Los Alamos Theoretical Division, which develops calculations needed for fission-weapon design.
May
Battle of Convoy ONS5
Twelve ships are sunk with the loss of two U-boats
Capture of Tunis
Surrenders the Army Group Africa after the fall of Tunis
Battle of Atlantic
Doenitz withdraws the U-boats from the North Atlantic
Medical Officer
Appointed Medical Officer at Auschwitz-Birkenau, gains the nickname "Angel of Death"
Mediterranean Defence after Tunisia Reviewed
Jodl's staff reviews the defence of Italy and the Balkans after the Axis defeat in Tunisia.
June
Invasion of Italy
Ordered by Rundstedt to relieve the Italian 4th Army due to the possible fall of Italy
July
Battle of Kursk
Leads the northern arm of the siege of Kursk
Citadel
Opening day, carried out by Models 9th Amry & the 4th Panzer of Army Group South. Delayed from the original date in May so Hitler can develop some "super-weapons". 1st day of the Battle of Kursk to repeat the German Summer advavances of 1941 & 1942
Citadel
An offensive is launched to break through Kursk
Operation Citadel Southern Offensive
Manstein commanded the southern German army group participating in Operation Citadel, the offensive against the Kursk salient. His forces made advances but failed to secure the strategic breakthrough sought by the German leadership.
Invasion of Sicily
The Allies launch their invasion of Sicily
Invasion of Sicily
Commander of German forces in Sicily during the Allied invasion
Sicily Invasion Response Coordinated
Jodl participates in high-level responses as Allied forces invade Sicily.
Battle of Kursk
Final day of the abortive siege of Kursk as the Russians launch a counter-offensive
Citadel
Hitler cancels Operation Citadel
Concentration Camps
Placed in charge of the concentration camps
Atlantic Wall
Issues instructions to give priority to defending rocket launching areas
Citadel
The Russians begin an assault & force the Ninth Army on the defensive
Ninth Army
The Russians begin an assault & force the Ninth Army on the defensive
Battle of Kursk
The Germans fail to hold Kursk
Citadel
Forbidden by Hitler to make any withdrawals
Oak
One of four operations orderred by Hitler to meet the Allied invasion of Italy. Calls for the rescue of Mussolini from captivity
Commander of 21st Panzer Division
Appointed Commander of the 21st Panzer Division
Meeting with At Feltre in northern Italy
Hitler persuades Mussolini to place the Italians under German command. Hitler persuades Mussolini not to make a separate peace. Hitler & Mussolini meet at Feltre in northern Italy
Radar Countermeasures
German night defences are disrupted by Allied chaff.
August
Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier General
Capture of Belgorod
The Russians capture Belgorod, threatning Kharkov
General
Appointed General of the Infantry
General
Appointed General of the Infantry
Mobilization
Mobilizes Army Group B which then control the north of Italy
Capture of Messina
A joint Anglo-American complete the capture Sicily after taking Messina
Capture of Sicily
A joint Anglo-American force captures Sicily, 24,000 Germans had been killed
Manhattan Project
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sign Quebec Agreement & a team of British scientists join the Manhattan Project as a result, including Klaus Fuchs
Battle of Kharkov
Forced to authorize a withdrawal from Kharkov
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