The following events occurred in January 1943:
January 31, 1943: Germany's Field Marshal Paulus surrenders to Soviets at Stalingrad
January 24, 1943: At Casablanca, Roosevelt and Churchill declare they will accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers
The following events occurred in February 1943:
February 2, 1943: The Soviet Union retakes Stalingrad as 462 day fight ends
February 13, 1943: The Corsair begins combat operations
February 20, 1943: Volcano appears in Mexico
February 24, 1943: In North Africa, the U.S. Army recovers after being defeated by Germany's Afrika Corps