1944 events

World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France. Date: June 10, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks. Date: June 9, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war. Date: June 7, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de Main (incorrectly referred to as Operation Deadstick.) Date: June 6, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Commencement of Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel with about 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating. By the end of the…

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)

World War II: The United States Fifth Army captures Rome, although much of the German Fourteenth Army is able to withdraw to the north. Date: June 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

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…