Date: June 20, 1944
World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea. Date: April 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Hideki Tōjō Resigns as…
United States forces land in the Philippines. Date: October 19, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Accidental American Bombing of Schaffhausen, Switzerland – April 1, 1944World War II Battle of Guam Ends in Pacific,…
World War II: US flying ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Date: January 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion. Date: February 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day…
World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall to the Allies. Date: October 21, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate. Date: June 15, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Allied Bombers Devastate Sofia in WWII March 30, 1944Operation Market Garden…