World War II: Heinrich Kreipe Captured by Allied Commandos in Crete, April 26, 1944

World War II: The Belgian Troopship Leopoldville was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 763 soldiers and 56 crew. Date: December 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944RAF Sinks German Battleship Tirpitz…

World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops. Date: June 10, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944USSR Institutes Order of Nakhimov and Ushakov Naval…

Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt. Date: April 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: Great Raids Against Helsinki Begin, February 6, 1944Junkers Ju 287 First…

World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3,000 civilians. Date: April 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944German Forces Capture Banská Bystrica, End Slovak National Uprising…

World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek. Date: September 25, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Soviet Deportation of Chechen and Ingush People Begins, February…

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 1944Allied Forces Liberate Ypres, Belgium – September 6, 1944Soviet Deportation of Chechen and…