World War II: Minsk Offensive Clears German Troops July 3, 1944
Date: July 3, 1944
Date: July 3, 1944
World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German Kriegsmarine submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century. Date: June 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 4 π Events on this day…
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 β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Congress of PΓ«rmet Establishes…
World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops. Date: June 10, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Polish Committee of National Liberation Manifesto Begins Communist…
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941. Date: June 9, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 9 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II Big…
World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day KaniΕ«kai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units. Date: January 29, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)…
The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176Β km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space. Date: June 20, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Royal Navy Sinks German-Controlled Italian…