February 1943

Monday 01:

World War II: Vidkun Quisling appointed Premier of Norway by the Nazi occupiers.

Tuesday 02:

World War II: The last Nazi forces surrender to the Soviets following the Battle of Stalingrad.

Thursday 04:

Battle of Stalingrad ends.

Sunday 07:

World War II: In the United States it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in two days.

Monday 08:

United States forces defeat Japanese troops.

Tuesday 09:

World War II, Battle of Guadalcanal: After forcing the remaining Japanese to be evacuated the night before, American authorities declared Guadalcanal secure.

Thursday 11:

General Dwight Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe.

Sunday 14:

German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia.

Tuesday 16:

World War II: Russia reconquers Kharkov.

Thursday 18:

Joseph Goebbels delivers the Sportpalast speech

Friday 19:

World War II: Battle of the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.

Saturday 20:

The Paricutín volcano begins to form in Paricutín, México.

Monday 22:

Members of White Rose are executed in Nazi Germany.

Saturday 27:

The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, United States explodes, killing 74 men.