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 | 1944-06-15 | 1944-07-09 | Saipan | The United States 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and 27th Infantry Division defeated defending Japanese forces from the 43rd Division. The battle ended a suicidal, Banzai charge, that was the largest in the Pacific war. | Read about 'Saipan' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Saipan' |
| 1944-06-13 | V-1 Flying Bombs | Eight civilians are killed in the first V-1 flying bomb attack on London. | Read about 'V-1 Flying Bombs' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'V-1 Flying Bombs' | |
| 1944-06-10 | 1944-06-14 | Carentan | Troops from the 101st airborne division drive 6th Parachute regiment, Ost battalion and other German troops out of Carentan and then successfully defend, with help from the CCA, the town from an armored counter attack by 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. | Read about 'Carentan' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carentan' |
| 1944-06-09 | Soviets Invade Karelia | The Soviet 30th Guards Corps opened the offensive across the Karelian Isthmuswith an assult on the Finnish 10th Division on the "Main Line" Valkeasaari sector. Soviet artillery fired over 80,000 rounds along the front. | Read about 'Soviets Invade Karelia' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Soviets Invade Karelia' | |
| 1944-06-06 | D-Day | The largest amphibious invasion of all time, with 175,000 troops, 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships. | Read about 'D-Day' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'D-Day' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Sword Beach | Stretching 8 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer it was the farthest east of the landing points, around 15 km from Caen. Initial landings were achieved with low casualties, but British troops ran into heavily defended areas behind the beachhead. | Read about 'Sword Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sword Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Juno Beach | Situated between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. It is also known as the Canadian beach, as it was assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Juno Beach stretched from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer on the east to Courseulles-sur-Mer on the west. | Read about 'Juno Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Juno Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Gold Beach | The beach was assaulted by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division (which included the Devonshire, Hampshire, Dorsetshire and East Yorkshire regiments) between Le Hamel and Ver sur Mer. | Read about 'Gold Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Gold Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Omaha Beach | Very little went as planned during the landing at Omaha Beach. Difficulties in navigation caused the majority of landing craft to miss their targets. The defenses were unexpectedly strong, and inflicted heavy casualties on landing US troops. | Read about 'Omaha Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Omaha Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Pointe du Hoc | Three companies of Rangers landed by sea at the foot of the cliffs, scaled them using ropes, ladders and grapples under enemy fire, to engage the enemy at the top of the cliff. | Read about 'Pointe du Hoc' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Pointe du Hoc' |
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