March of 1943 was a time when World War 2 began to shift in favor of the Allies. The United States had reached almost full battle strength and their industrial output was feeding the war effort at a rapid pace. Whether the Axis Powers knew it or not, the war was slowly slipping from their grasp.
We at Aces High love to highlight events from World War 2. It helps us to better understand the war and by understanding the war we can give you a more improved combat flight simulator.
Join us now for the highlights of March, 1943, in World War 2.
- 1st Battle of the Bismark Sea occurs as U.S. and Australians sink eight Japanese transports near New Guinea.
- 2nd Wingate’s Chindits strike Burma continuously.
- 5th Germany advances near Kharkov
- 5th RAF continues to bomb Ruhr Valley and Essen
- 6th Battle of Medenine, Tunisia. This marks the last battle of Rommel as he is forced to retreat after this battle.
- 8th Germany counter-attacks near Kharkov
- 9th Calcutta Light Horse attacks German merchantship which has been transmitting Allied positions to U-boats.
- 10th USAAF 14th Air Force is formed in China
- 10th U.S. House of Representatives extends Lend-Lease Act
- 11th Germany enters Kharkov
- 13th Germany liquidates Jewish ghetto in Krakow
- 14th Germany recaptures Kharkov
- 16th Katyn Massacre is reported in Poland
- 17th Convoy losses are heavy in mid-Atlantic as U-boats inflict heavy damage
- 18th Patton leads tanks into Gafsa, Tunisia
- 20th Montgomery begins breakthrough in Tunisia
- 23rd American tanks defeat Germans at El Guettar, Tunisia
- 24th The Great Escape happens from Stalag Luft III in Sagan
- 26th British break through the Mareth line in southern Tunisia forcing the Germans to move north.
- 26th Battle of Komandorski Islands begins in the Aleutian Islands near Alaska.
As you can tell from this timeline, Germany is beginning to lose ground on several fronts. The war in the Pacific is just months away from shifting to the Allies, and momentum has shifted to the Allies, never to be lost.
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