1943
Stalingrad siege ended
1943 is a year in the middle of World War II, often referenced in historical contexts: My grandfather was stationed in North Africa in 1943.
Like other years, it functions as a noun, adjective, or temporal marker: the 1943 harvest, vintage 1943.
Years are typically written as numerals rather than spelled out.
Second global military conflict
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
- AxisWartime fascist alliance
- StalingradRenamed Soviet industrial city
- KurskRussian city and submarine
Sicily · Guadalcanal · Manhattan Project · Holocaust · Resistance · occupation · liberation · Rosie the Riveter
Large jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- Glenn MillerSwing era bandleader
- Count BasieKansas City bandleader
- Lindy HopSwing dance from Harlem
Duke Ellington · Benny Goodman · jitterbug · boogie-woogie · dancehall · ballroom · crooner · USO
American WWII fighter aircraft
- SpitfireLegendary British interceptor
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- infantryGround combat troops
aircraft · blitzkrieg · battlefield · frontline · combat · campaign · casualties · U-boats
World War II
Second global military conflict
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
- AxisWartime fascist alliance
- StalingradRenamed Soviet industrial city
Kursk · Sicily · Guadalcanal · Manhattan Project · Holocaust · Resistance · occupation · liberation · Rosie the Riveter · propaganda
big band
Large jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- Glenn MillerSwing era bandleader
- Count BasieKansas City bandleader
Duke Ellington · Benny Goodman · Lindy Hop · jitterbug · boogie-woogie · dancehall · ballroom · crooner · USO · Andrews Sisters
P-51 Mustang
American WWII fighter aircraft
- SpitfireLegendary British interceptor
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
infantry · aircraft · blitzkrieg · battlefield · frontline · combat · campaign · casualties · U-boats · convoy
coupons
Redeemable discount certificates
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- shortagesInsufficient quantities available
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
wheatless · sugar · coffee · gasoline · rubber · butter · nylon · tin · black-market · allocation