1944
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
1944 in History
37 events found for 1944
1944
World War II: A combined Canadian–Polish force captured the town of Falaise, France, in the final offensive of the…
World War II: A combined Canadian–Polish force captured the town of Falaise, France, in the final offensive of the…
1944
World War II: Soviet forces captured the city of Tartu on their way to re-establishing their rule in Estonia.
World War II: Soviet forces captured the city of Tartu on their way to re-establishing their rule in Estonia.
1944
World War II: The Greek People's Liberation Army won the Battle of Meligalas and began the execution of many prisoners…
World War II: The Greek People's Liberation Army won the Battle of Meligalas and began the execution of many prisoners…
1944
World War II: American and Australian forces landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Morotai.
World War II: American and Australian forces landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Morotai.
1944
World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.
World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.
1944
Second World War: Allied forces captured San Marino from the German Army.
Second World War: Allied forces captured San Marino from the German Army.
1944
Second World War: British troops began their withdrawal from the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands, ending the…
Second World War: British troops began their withdrawal from the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands, ending the…
1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
1944
The Holocaust: Sonderkommando work-unit members in Auschwitz concentration camp revolted upon learning that they were…
The Holocaust: Sonderkommando work-unit members in Auschwitz concentration camp revolted upon learning that they were…
1944
A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft…
A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft…
1944
The Guatemalan Revolution began with a small group of army officers led by Francisco Javier Arana and Jacobo Árbenz…
The Guatemalan Revolution began with a small group of army officers led by Francisco Javier Arana and Jacobo Árbenz…
1944
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin…
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin…
1944
World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured…
World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured…
1944
World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was…
World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was…
1944
Heinrich Himmler ordered a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a nonconformist youth group that assisted army…
Heinrich Himmler ordered a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a nonconformist youth group that assisted army…
1944
USS Tang, the U.S. Navy submarine credited with sinking more ships than any other American submarine, sank when it was…
USS Tang, the U.S. Navy submarine credited with sinking more ships than any other American submarine, sank when it was…