Operation Dragoon: Allied Landings in Southern France, August 15, 1944
Date: August 15, 1944
Date: August 15, 1944
World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation. Date: July 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 1944 π …
In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. Date: June 10, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs G.I. Bill Into…
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 β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Date: July 21, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944USSR Institutes Order of…
World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese. Date: June 27, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 27 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Battle of…
The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. Date: June 25, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 25 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Tulle Massacre: 99 Civilians Hanged by…