Allied Bombers Devastate Sofia in WWII March 30, 1944

World War II: In a raid on Nuremberg, RAF Bomber Command suffers its greatest loss of the war, losing 95 bombers from a force of 795. Date: March 30, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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…

Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers. Date: March 18, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Joe Nuxhall Youngest MLB Player…

World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day. Date: June 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

German troops massacre 335 Italian civilians in Rome. Date: March 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: 76 Allied POWs Escape Stalag Luft III, March 24, 1944Georgios Papandreou Becomes Greek Government-in-Exile…

World War II: The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater. Date: April 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅…