History of World War II Month by Month Part 3

By AustenDart
  • Germans Cornered

    Germans Cornered

    Allies close in on the cornered Germans in the Tunis area
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    May 1943

  • Japanese Bombing

    Japanese Bombing

    Japanese aircraft bomb Darwin, Australia once again
  • Victory for America and Britain

    Victory for America and Britain

    The British Army captures Tunis, while the Americans take Bizerte
  • The Changjiao Massacre

    The Changjiao Massacre

    The Japanese start a a three-day massacre of civilians and a body count of 30,000 Chinese
  • Invasion of Attu Island

    Invasion of Attu Island

    American troops invade the Aleutians island in order to drive the Japanese out
  • The Trident Conference

    The Trident Conference

    Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill discuss future strategy
  • Surrender in North Africa

    Surrender in North Africa

    German and Italian troops surrender to the Allies; totaling 250,000 prisoners
  • The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

    The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

    The ghetto is destroyed and 14,000 Jews are killed and 40,000 are sent to the death camp Treblinka
  • German Offense

    German Offense

    The Germans launch their fifth major offense against Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia
  • Joint Session

    Joint Session

    Winston Churchill addresses a joint session of US Congress praising the Allies
  • Allies Bombing

    Allies Bombing

    The Allies bomb both Sicily and Saradinia, both believed to be landing sites
  • U-boats Withdraw

    U-boats Withdraw

    The Germans removed the U-boats from the Atlantic due to the new Allied anti-sub tactics. It becomes known as Black May
  • RAF Bombing

    RAF Bombing

    The RAF bombs Wuppertal causing major civilians casualties
  • Attu Island Part 2

    Attu Island Part 2

    The Americans gain control of Attu island
  • American Bombing

    American Bombing

    The US bombs Naples using B-17 Bombers