Date: August 4, 1944
World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy. Date: January 31, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland. Date: July 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs G.I. Bill Into Law,…
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: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel with about 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating. By the end of the…
World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog. Date: February 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944United Negro College Fund Incorporated April 25, 1944World War II: Bologna Archiginnasio Anatomical Theatre Destroyed…
Alençon is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces. Date: August 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War…