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1943 in Great Britain — Page 9

Explore 334 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1943.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1943

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Peerage

Wavell, Archibald · London · Field Marshal · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Created Earl Wavell, 1st

Poetry and the Microphone

Orwell, George · Arts / Literature

Orwell's essay Poetry and the Microphone considered how broadcasting might connect poets with audiences.

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Brooke · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Coalition Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Northern Ireland

Result of Surrender of Italian Fleet

Cunningham, Andrew · Malta · Chief of Naval Staff · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Italian fleet passes under Allied control rather than continuing the war against them.

Royal Navy

Martin, George · Great Britain · Arts / Popular Music

Serves in the Royal Navy during the Second World War period before pursuing formal music training.

Secretary of State for Dominions

Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert · Secretary of State for Dominions · Government / Coalition Government

Appointed Dominions Secretary, 2nd term

Sicily Campaign

Healey, Denis Winston · Sicily · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Healey serves during the Allied invasion of Sicily.

Speaker of House of Commons

Clifton Brown · Speaker of House of Commons · Government / Coalition Government

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Surrender of Italian Fleet

Cunningham, Andrew · Malta · Chief of Naval Staff · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Cunninghams ships, Warspite & Valiant, accept the surrender of the Italian Fleet

Tenth Army

Leese, Oliver · Gothic Line · Commander of Eighth Army · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Leads the Eighth Armys persuit of the German Tenth Army as far as the Gothic Line

The End of the Beginning Published

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · Humanities / Social Science

Churchill published The End of the Beginning, continuing the documentary record of his wartime speeches.

The Man in Grey

Mason, James · Arts / Cinema

Masons first commercial success came in 1943 with The Man in Grey, a swashbuckling Regency romance

US Navy Bombe Consultation

Turing, Alan Mathison · United States of America · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Works with American cryptographic specialists on high-speed Bombe technology for attacking Enigma traffic.

We Dive at Dawn

Mills, John · Arts / Cinema

Appears in We Dive at Dawn

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