Today in World War II History—October 2, 1943
Monday, October 2, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Australian transport company unloads supplies at Finschhafen, Oct. 1943 (Australian War Memorial: 068605)
80 Years Ago—Oct. 2, 1943: During the night of Oct. 1-2, the Nazis arrest Danish Jews, but most are in hiding, and only 284 are arrested that night—474 will be arrested in Denmark overall; that evening, Sweden offers asylum to all Jews in Denmark—through November, 7,700 will be safely transported to Sweden. Read more: “Denmark in World War II.”
Australians take Finschhafen, New Guinea.
NFL season opens with new team, the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Combine, the “Steagles,” since the Steelers and the Eagles had been decimated by the draft.
New song in Top Ten: “Pistol Packin’ Mama.”
