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 | 1944-01-31 | 1944-02-03 | Battle of Kwajalein | American forces land and defeat Japanese defenders of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. U.S. troops overcame the beach line defense and subsequent islands were defended in depth, with many more casualties. | Read about 'Battle of Kwajalein' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Kwajalein' |
| 1944-01-30 | 1944-02-02 | Battle of Cisterna | 803 men are killed or captured when an attempt by US ranger units to infiltrate and capture Cisterna is discovered and ambushed by a large Panzer unit. | Read about 'Battle of Cisterna' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Cisterna' |
| 1944-01-30 | Majuro | U.S. Troops invade and occupy the previously Japanese held island. | Read about 'Majuro ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Majuro ' | |
| 1944-01-22 | 1944-06-05 | Operation Shingle | The allied operation intended to outflank the German winter line and open up an offensive on Rome. The resulting battle is commonly known as the Battle of Anzio. | Read about 'Operation Shingle' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Shingle' |
| 1944-01-20 | Main attack at Cassino | A battalion of the 143rd Regiment, 35th ID was able to get across the Rapido on the south side of San Angelo and two companies of the 141st Regiment on the north side. They were isolated without armour support and were eventually wiped out. | Read about 'Main attack at Cassino' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Main attack at Cassino' | |
| 1944-01-17 | 1944-05-18 | Monte Casino | The Gustav line was assaulted four times by Allied troops. For the last of these the Allies gathered 20 divisions for a major assault along a twenty mile front and drove the German defenders from their positions but at a high cost. | Read about 'Monte Casino' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Monte Casino' |
| 1944-01-04 | Carpetbagger | General term used for the aerial resupply of weapons and supplies to resistance fighters in France, Italy and the Low Countries by the U.S. Army Air Forces. | Read about 'Carpetbagger' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carpetbagger' | |
| 1944-01-03 | Boyington Shot Down | Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero. | Read about 'Boyington Shot Down' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Boyington Shot Down' | |
| 1943-12-26 | 1944-04-22 | Cape Gloucester | The second amphibious landing of the U.S. 1st Marine Division, after Guadalcanal. The marines captured and expanded the Japanese military airfield at Cape Gloucester, further isolating the Japanese base at Rabaul. | Read about 'Cape Gloucester' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Gloucester' |
| 1943-12-24 | Eisenhower SCAEF | Dwight D Eisenhower is appointed as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force. He became responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of France and Germany in 194445 | Read about 'Eisenhower SCAEF' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Eisenhower SCAEF' |
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