Operation Bagration Begins Against Army Group Centre June 22, 1944

World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" Date: December 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On…

The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards. Date: March 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944German Counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy During Operation Shingle,…

World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden and British XXX Corps advances into the Netherlands as the "Garden" half of the Operation. Date: September 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1944…

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…

Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt. Date: April 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II Largest Trade Convoy Arrives Safely in Western Approaches August 2, 1944Soviet…

World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid. Date: January 29, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Operation Market Garden Liberates Eindhoven – September…