Date: June 6, 1944
Holocaust: Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die from disease the following year, shortly before the end of WWII. Date: October 30, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 30 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)…
World War II: The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater. Date: April 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1944 π …
Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people are killed indiscriminately or in mass executions. Date: August 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 12 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Allied Bombing of…
World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops. Date: August 19, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Red Army Begins UmanβBotoΘani Offensive, March 5,…
First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287. Date: August 16, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 16 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: U.S. Seizes Kwajalein Atoll from Japan, February 3, 1944World War…
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States. Date: November 7, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 7 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Siege of Leningrad Lifted During World War II, January…