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 | 1944-10-25 | Carei Liberated | Hungarian and German troops are forced out of Carei by Romanian and Soviet forces. This date has since become the Romanian Army Day. | Read about 'Carei Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carei Liberated' | |
| 1944-10-24 | 1944-11-08 | Operation Infatuate | The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division is forced to fight it's away across the 40 metre wide Walcheren Causeway, a mile-long land bridge from South Beveland to the island. German troops hold the island until the 8th of November. | Read about 'Operation Infatuate' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Infatuate' |
| 1944-10-24 | Musashi Sunk | During Leyte Gulf, when it became apparent that the ship could not sustain further damage, her captain, Rear Admiral Inoguchi, attempted to run her aground on a nearby island. Musashi sank at 19:36, having been overwhelmed by 27bomb and 29 torpedoes hits. | Read about 'Musashi Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Musashi Sunk' | |
| 1944-10-24 | USS Tang Sinks | US Submarine sinks when she struck by her own malfunctioning torpedo. | Read about 'USS Tang Sinks' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Tang Sinks' | |
| 1944-10-23 | 1944-10-26 | Leyte Gulf | Largest battle in the history of naval warfare. After US troops invaded Leyte island ,as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in SE Asia, Japan mobilized nearly all it's vesels in an attempt to defeat the invasion. | Read about 'Leyte Gulf' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Leyte Gulf' |
| 1944-10-21 | HMAS Australia Kamikazi | HMAS Australia is the target of the first kamikaze of the war. She is hit by a Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg (441 pound) bomb off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began. | Read about 'HMAS Australia Kamikazi ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMAS Australia Kamikazi ' | |
| 1944-10-20 | Belgrade Liberated | The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia. | Read about 'Belgrade Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Belgrade Liberated' | |
| 1944-10-20 | MacArthur Returns | Allied forces under MacArthur's command, covered by aircraft from Halsey's carriers, landed at Leyte Island, fulfilling MacArthur's vow to return to the Philippines. | Read about 'MacArthur Returns' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'MacArthur Returns' | |
| 1944-10-14 | Rommel commits suicide | Hitler understood the major scandal if it came out that Rommel had been involved in the Operation Valkyrie plot. He therefore decided that Rommel should have the choice of either committing suicide or formal expulsion and trial. | Read about 'Rommel commits suicide' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rommel commits suicide' | |
| 1944-10-13 | Soviets capture Riga | Soviet troops capture the Latvian capital. | Read about 'Soviets capture Riga' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Soviets capture Riga' |
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