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1944-11-19Sinking of IJN Shinano

Sinking of the IJN Shinano by the Submarine USS ArcherFish

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1944-11-19Sixth War Loan Drive

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.

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1944-11-16Duren Destroyed

During 1944 and 1945, the protracted and bloody Battle for Hurtgenwald was fought on Duren's district area. Duren was completely destroyed by Allied air bombings.

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1944-11-12Tirpitz Sunk

The Royal Air Force launches 29 Avro Lancaster bombers in one of the most successful precision bombing attacks of war and sinks the German battleship Tirpitz, with 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs off Tromso, Norway.

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1944-11-10USS Mount Hood Explodes

USS Mount Hood exploded in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island killing all men aboard, obliterating the ship itself, and sinking or severely damaging 22

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1944-11-06Hanford Plutonium

Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.

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1944-11-04Bitola Liberated

September 1944, Bulgaria switched sides in the war and withdrew from Yugoslavia. Bitola was liberated by Macedonian Pro-Titoist Partisans, The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade.

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1944-10-29Breda Liberated

A successful outflanking manoeuvre planned and performed by General Maczek, Polish 1st Armoured Division, allowed liberation of the city of Breda without any civilian casualties.

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1944-10-27Banska Bystrica Captured

German troops capture Banska Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising effectively ending all resistance.

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1944-10-25Zuikaku Sunk

Under heavy air attack and hit by 7 torpedoes and 9 bombs, Zuikaku began listing heavily to port. The order to abandon ship was issued at 13:58 and the flag was struck. Zuikaku rolled over and sank at 14:14,

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