Allied Sledge Patrol Attacks German Bassgeiger Weather Station, April 22, 1944
Date: April 22, 1944
Date: April 22, 1944
World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall to the Allies. Date: October 21, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: The Royal Air Force sink the German battleship Tirpitz, moored off TromsΓΈ, Norway. Date: November 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944End of Axis Occupation of Athens β October 12,…
World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3,000 civilians. Date: April 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: American Bombing of Dutch Towns, February…
A freight train carrying stowaway passengers stalls in a tunnel shortly after departing from Balvano, Basilicata, Italy just after midnight, with 517 dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. Date: March 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 3 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More…
In the Fragheto massacre, soldiers belonging to the German 356th Infantry Division kill 30 Italian civilians and 15 partisans near Casteldelci in central-northern Italy. Date: April 7, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944First…
USSΒ 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 β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Allied…