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Today in World War II History—February 16, 1943

Thursday, February 16, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Insignia of the US Sixth Army, WWII

Insignia of the US Sixth Army, WWII

80 Years Ago—Feb. 16, 1943: US Sixth Army is established in the Southwest Pacific Area under Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger.

France establishes Service du Travail Obligatoire to conscript 250,000 young men to work in Germany; this causes many to flee and join the resistance.

Mildred Fish Harnack is executed in Berlin for resistance activities, the only American woman to be executed by the Gestapo.

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