World War II Timeline: October 1943
A dated guide to 3 documented events in October 1943, with links to individual historical records.
Dated historical records
Entries below follow the dates recorded in the WWII CHRONOS archive. Each linked title opens the original historical entry, including its source reference.
- — Rescue of the Danish Jews — The Danish resistance and ordinary citizens begin a mass effort to ferry Jews to Sweden.
- — Italy Declares War on Germany — The Italian government enters the war against its former ally on the side of the anti-Hitler coalition.
- — Discovery of the Antibiotic Streptomycin — Researchers at Rutgers identified a substance that became important in the treatment of tuberculosis.
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