Date: June 6, 1944
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…
World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen. Date: June 14, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Roosevelt and Churchill…
World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end. Date: October 27, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944German Troops Begin Pillage and Razing of…
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…
First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287. Date: August 16, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944First Kamikaze Attack Damages HMAS Australia, Battle of Leyte Gulf Begins, October 21,…
World War II: Soviet Air Forces bomb the evacuated town of Narva in German-occupied Estonia, destroying the entire historical Swedish-era town. Date: March 6, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944WWII: 168 Allied Airmen…