Eastern Europe and the USSR in 1943 — Timeline

4 documented historical milestones concerning eastern europe and the ussr in 1943.

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.

1. 1943-02-02 — Battle of Stalingrad Ends — The remaining forces of the encircled German Sixth Army surrender.
2. 1943-07-05 — Battle of Kursk — Germany begins an offensive against the Kursk salient; the subsequent Soviet counteroffensive changes the situation on the front.
3. 1943-09-25 — Red Army Retakes Smolensk — Soviet troops recapture Smolensk after offensive operations.
4. 1943-11-06 — Liberation of Kyiv — Soviet forces recapture Kyiv from the Nazi occupiers.

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