Heinrich Himmler was named Reichsminister of the Interior, replacing Wilhelm Frick. Himmler was in the ascendant as Germany turned increasingly towards the most radical elements of its Nazi ideology.
The Quebec Conference closed.
Sarah Sundin notes:
Today in World War II History—August 24, 1943: Danish resistance group Holger Danske blows up Forum Hall in Copenhagen. Southeast Asia Command is authorized under Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten
She also notes that German foreign service agent Fritz Kolbe met with US OSS agent Allen Dulles in Switzerland for the first time, where he'd start to supply Dulles with diplomatic cables.
He survived the war and found that after it, he had a very hard time making a living as the Germans despised him for his actions. This was a common German reaction post-war in that those who had acted on conscience in various ways against the Nazi regime were not admired in post-war West Germany.
He died in 1971 at age 70 in Switzerland from gall bladder cancer.
A new Southeast Asia Command was authorized with Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten as is Supreme Allied Commander.
By some accounts, the Battle of the Dnieper opened on this day in 1943 with a new Soviet offensive to regain the east bank of that river.
