World War II: Marseille Liberated by Allied Forces, August 23, 1944
Date: August 23, 1944
Date: August 23, 1944
World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. Date: January 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944German Troops Massacre 335 Italian Civilians in…
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux. Date: September 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Cowra WWII Japanese POW Escape Attempt August 5, 1944Allied Bombers Devastate Sofia in WWII March 30, 1944BΓΆrse Berlin Burns…
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 β π Other events on June 7 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944First Kamikaze Attack Damages…
World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22. Date: February 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1944RAF Bombing Raid on Darmstadt Firestorm Kills…
The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others. Date: August 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1944…
World War II: In the action of 14 February 1944, a Royal Navy submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian Regia Marina submarine in the Strait of Malacca. Date: February 14, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today) More events…