1944
World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against German civilians takes place.
World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against German civilians takes place.
1944 in History
154 events found for 1944
1944
World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall…
World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall…
1944
World War II: Japan's center force is temporarily repulsed in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
World War II: Japan's center force is temporarily repulsed in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1944
World War II: The USS Shark (SS-314) was lost with all 87 hands in the Bashi Straits after torpedoing the Japanese…
World War II: The USS Shark (SS-314) was lost with all 87 hands in the Bashi Straits after torpedoing the Japanese…
1944
World War II: The USS Tang (SS-306) sank in the Formosa Strait after being struck by its own torpedo, with 78 of its…
World War II: The USS Tang (SS-306) sank in the Formosa Strait after being struck by its own torpedo, with 78 of its…
1944
World War II: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi…
World War II: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi…
1944
World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own…
World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own…
1944
World War II: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
World War II: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1944
World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
1944
World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.
World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.
1944
World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
1944
Holocaust: Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die…
Holocaust: Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die…