Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Sunday, October 3, 1943. De Gaulle ascends.


Gen. Charles de Gaulle became the sole leader of the Committee for National Liberation, following the resignation of Henri Giraud.

Today in World War II History—October 3, 1943: Japanese finish evacuating Kolombangara, their last air base in the Solomons, after the island had been bypassed and isolated by the Allies.

Sarah Sundin.

The village of Lingiades (Λιγκιάδες) was arbitrarily chosen for reprisals by the Germans over the killing of a German officer by the Greek Resistance. As able-bodied men were harvesting walnuts at the time, most of the 92 victims were women, children, and the elderly.

British commandos landed at Termoli in Operation Devon, which would take the Italian harbor.

Central Italy experienced an earthquake.

Germans landed on Cos in the Aegean.

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