Germany Begins V-1 and V-2 Attacks on Antwerp, Belgium, November 26, 1944

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…

Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered. Date: April 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned. Date: June 11, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World…

The Jussi Awards, the Finnish film award ceremony, is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. Date: November 16, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944SS Hitlerjugend Massacre Canadian POWs at…

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 → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day…