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 | 1944-10-01 | 1945-04-25 | Lapland War | The Finnish army while being forced to demobilize by the Soviet Union, fights to push the German army out of Finland and into Norway. | Read about 'Lapland War' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lapland War' |
| 1944-09-25 | 1st Airborne withdraws | On the ninth day of operation Market Garden, the British 1st Airborne division starts it's withdraw back across the Rhine. Of approximately 10,600 men who fought north of the Rhine, 1,485 had died and 6,414 were taken prisoner. | Read about '1st Airborne withdraws' on WikiPedia | Discuss '1st Airborne withdraws' | |
| 1944-09-22 | Black Friday | German counterattacks were still being mounted along the length of the corridor. Two mixed armoured formations on either side of Highway 69 attacked between Veghel and Grave; one group managed to cut the highway and prevent any further advance to Arnhem. | Read about 'Black Friday' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Black Friday' | |
| 1944-09-22 | Klooga Liberated | Soviet forces liberate Klooga concentration camp. Of the 2400 prisoners who had remained post-evacuation, only 85 were still alive when Soviet troops arrive. | Read about 'Klooga Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Klooga Liberated' | |
| 1944-09-19 | 1945-02-10 | Hurtgen Forest | A series of fierce battles in the Hurtgen Forest. The longest battle on German ground during World War II, and the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought in its history. Fought over barely 129 km, east of the BelgianGerman border. | Read about 'Hurtgen Forest' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hurtgen Forest' |
| 1944-09-17 | 1944-09-25 | Market Garden | Initially successful, this massive airborne operation captured several bridges between Eindhoven and Nijmegen. Ground forces were delayed at Son. Without tank support the British at Arnhem were overrun on the 21st. No victory for the allies in 1944. | Read about 'Market Garden' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Market Garden' |
| 1944-08-29 | 1944-10-28 | Slovak National Uprising | An attempt to overthrow the collaborationist Slovak State of Jozef Tiso. Although the rebel forces were defeated by Nazi Germany, guerrilla warfare continued until the Soviet Army liberated Slovakia in 1945. | Read about 'Slovak National Uprising' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Slovak National Uprising' |
| 1944-08-28 | Marseille Liberated | Allied troops liberate Marseille as part of the Operation Dragoon, the allied invasion of the southern France. | Read about 'Marseille Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Marseille Liberated' | |
| 1944-08-28 | Toulon Liberated | Allied troops liberate Toulon as part of the Operation Dragoon, the allied invasion of the southern France. | Read about 'Toulon Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Toulon Liberated' | |
| 1944-08-20 | 168 Airmen at Buchenwald | 168 captured allied airmen, accused of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp. | Read about '168 Airmen at Buchenwald' on WikiPedia | Discuss '168 Airmen at Buchenwald' |
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