March 1943

Tuesday 02:

United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.

Wednesday 03:

World War II: In London, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station.

Friday 05:

First flight of Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in Britain.

Monday 08:

World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a battle that will last five days.

Saturday 13:

Holocaust: German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.

Monday 15:

the Germans retook the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.

Friday 26:

In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.