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 | 1944-05-15 | 1944-05-18 | Wakde | 759 Japanese troops are killed during the capture of Wakde island by US troops from the 163rd Regimental Combat Team of the 41st Infantry Division (supported by naval task force 77). 40 American troops are killed during the operation. | Read about 'Wakde' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wakde' |
| 1944-04-22 | Operation Persecution | Allied and American troops undertook an amphibious landing at Aitape in New Guinea. The operation was designed to isolate the Japanese 18th Army at Wewak. | Read about 'Operation Persecution' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Persecution' | |
| 1944-04-01 | Schaffhausen Bombed | The US air force accidentally strayed in neutral Swiss airspace and bombed Schaffhausen. About a hundred Swiss civilians were killed in the raid. The US government offered a million dollars in reparations to the Swiss government. | Read about 'Schaffhausen Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Schaffhausen Bombed' | |
| 1944-03-24 | The Great Escape | 76 prisoners of Stalag Luft III escape. 73 are subsequently recaptured and 50 are murdered by the Gestapo on Hitler's orders. | Read about 'The Great Escape' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'The Great Escape' | |
| 1944-03-09 | 1944-03-17 | Hill 700, Bougainville | Japanese troops launch a counter offensive on US troops defending Hill 700, Cannon Hill, and Hill 260. The counterattack was defeated with heavy losses for the Japanese army. The Japanese withdrew into the interior, north and south ends of the island. | Read about 'Hill 700, Bougainville ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hill 700, Bougainville ' |
| 1944-02-28 | 1944-05-18 | Operation Brewer | A series of battles in the New Guinea campaign in which the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division occupied the Japanese-held Admiralty Islands. | Read about 'Operation Brewer' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Brewer' |
| 1944-02-22 | Dutch towns bombed | American aircraft bombard the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer by mistake, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. | Read about 'Dutch towns bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dutch towns bombed' | |
| 1944-02-17 | 1944-02-23 | Battle of Eniwetok Atoll | Supported by the successful a carrier strike against the Japanese base at Truk (Operation Hailstone), US troops invade and capture Eniwetok Atoll. The harbour and airfield were important for subsequent attacks on the Mariana Islands to the northwest. | Read about 'Battle of Eniwetok Atoll' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Eniwetok Atoll' |
| 1944-02-13 | 1945-05-06 | Festung Breslau | A three month long siege of the city that ended the day before the general surrender of German forces. It was the last major German city to surrender. During the siege the Luftwaffe made more than 2000 sorties with supplies and food. | Read about 'Festung Breslau' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Festung Breslau' |
| 1944-02-07 | German Counteroffensive | Germany forces launch a counteroffensive on the Allied foothold at Anzio. | Read about 'German Counteroffensive' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'German Counteroffensive' |
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