Date: August 20, 1944
World War II: The Battle of HΓΌrtgen Forest begins. It will become the second-longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought. Date: September 19, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 19 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944German Counteroffensive…
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 1944Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs G.I. Bill Into Law, June 22, 1944Auschwitz Sonderkommando Revolt…
World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre. Date: June 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 22 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944USS Sealion Sinks Japanese Battleship KongΕ in Formosa Strait,…
World War II: The German army occupies Hungary. Date: March 19, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 19 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Hartford Circus Fire Kills 168, Injures 700+ – July 6, 1944Deportation of Crimean Tatars by Soviet Union,…
Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring. 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 1944Soviet Union…
Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt. Date: April 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Soviet Army Attacks Tallinn, Estonia, March 9, 1944Soviet Red Army Recaptures Krivoi Rog, February…