Italy Declares war on Germany By nathanial422 Oct 1, 1943 Neapolitans complete their uprising and free Naples from German military occupation. Period: Oct 1, 1943 to Oct 31, 1943 ITALY DECLARS WAR ON GERMANY inforation from Oct 3, 1943 Churchill appoints Lord Louis Mountbatten the commander of South East Asia Command. Oct 3, 1943 The Germans conquer the island of Kos. Oct 4, 1943 Corsica is liberated by Free French forces. Oct 5, 1943 The Allies cross Italy's Volturno Line. Oct 6, 1943 The Naval Battle of Vella Lavella completes the second phase of Operation Cartwheel. Oct 7, 1943 98 American civilian prisoners were executed on Wake Island. Oct 9, 1943 United States VII Corps arrives in European Theater. Oct 12, 1943 Operation Cartwheel begins a bombing campaign against Rabaul. Oct 13, 1943 Italy declares war on Germany. Oct 18, 1943 The Third Moscow Conference convened. Oct 19, 1943 The German War Office contracts the Mittelwerk to produce 12,000 V-2 rockets. Oct 25, 1943 The Red Army takes Dnipropetrovsk. Oct 29, 1943 Troops replace striking London dockworkers. Oct 31, 1943 Heavy rains in Italy slow the Allied advance south of Rome.
