| 1944
Timeline
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| January
27, 1944 |
The
Soviets end the German siege on Leningrad. The siege lasted 900 days.
641,000 Soviets died during the blockade. |
| March
6, 1944 |
US
bombers raid Berlin for the first time. |
| March
24, 1944 |
Japan
abandons efforts on Bougainville and the US gains control of the Solomon
Islands. |
| April
2, 1944 |
Soviet
forces enter Rumania. |
| June
5, 1944 |
Allied
forces take the Italian capital of Rome. |
| June
6, 1944 |
The
Allies invade Normandy in "Operation Overlord." American,
British, and Canadian troops set out to liberate France and the rest
of occupied Europe from Germany. |
| June
15, 1944 |
The
US's long range B-29 "Superfortress" bombers attack the
Japanese mainland for the first time. |
| June
19, 1944 |
The
US wins the battle of the Philippine Sea, also called "The Great
Marianas Turkey Shoot." Japanese forces lose nearly 300 aircraft
and two aircraft carriers. The battle effectively destroys the Japanese
naval air force. |
| June
22, 1944 |
President
Roosevelt signs the "GI Bill." The Bill provides veterans
with loans for school, home ownership, and small business. |
| July
18, 1944 |
Hideki
Tojo resigns as Prime Minister of Japan. The Japanese military loses
confidence in his ability to win the war. |
| July
20, 1944 |
Conspirators
in the German military fail in an attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. |
| July
21, 1944 |
US
forces land on Guam in the Marianas Islands and occupy it on August
10. |
| August
25, 1944 |
The
Allies liberate Paris from Nazi rule. |
| October
18, 1944 |
Soviet
forces enter Czechoslovakia. |
| October
20, 1944 |
US
forces land on the island of Leyte in the Philippines. Japanese leaders
order their pilots to crash into American ships. These pilots call
themselves kamikazes. Japanese resistance on Leyte ends on December
31. |
| November
6, 1944 |
Americans
elect Franklin Roosevelt to a fourth Presidential term. |
| December
16, 1944 |
German
troops counterattack American forces in Belgium in the "Battle
of the Bulge." Americans stop the German advance on December
24 and end the battle on January 27, 1945. |
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