End of Axis Occupation of Athens – October 12, 1944

World War II: The Royal Air Force sink the German battleship Tirpitz, moored off Tromsø, Norway. Date: November 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Douglas MacArthur Returns to the Philippines, Battle of Leyte,…

Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux. Date: September 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Maastricht Liberated by Allied Forces in World War II, September 14, 1944Claus von Stauffenberg Executed After Hitler Assassination Plot,…

World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in New Cross, London, killing 168 people. Date: November 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: Operation Persecution Begins, Allied…

World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter. Date: June 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day…

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) More events from 1944World…

World War II: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich. Date: October 25, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1944…