Allied Aircraft Destroy Düren in Support of Hürtgen Forest Battle, November 16, 1944

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 → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Soviet Red Army Recaptures Krivoi Rog, February 22,…

World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. Date: January 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Operation Carpetbagger Begins: Arms and Supplies Dropped to Resistance Fighters,…

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 → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Moscow Armistice Ends Continuation…

World War II: The Battle of Narva on the Eastern Front ends with a defensive German victory. Date: August 10, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944RAF Sinks German Battleship Tirpitz off Norway, November…

World War II: Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. Date: April 1, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Finnish Parliament Elects Mannerheim President During State of…