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 | 1944-08-05 | Cowra Breakout | In one of the largest prison escapes of the war 545 Japanese prisoners storm the wire of their prison camp. Four Australian soldiers and 231 Japanese soldiers died and 108 prisoners were wounded in the escape and subsequent re-capture. | Read about 'Cowra Breakout' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cowra Breakout' | |
| 1944-08-02 | 1944-08-04 | Mount Barrigada | After a two day struggle at Mount Barrigada the Japanese lines begins to collapse and the remaining days of the campaign are a pursuit to the northern tip of the island. Very few Japanese surrender. | Read about 'Mount Barrigada' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Mount Barrigada' |
| 1944-08-01 | Breakout | As German troops start to withdraw from Caen, Allied troops break out of the Cotentin Peninsula and move rapidly through Britany. | Read about 'Breakout' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Breakout' | |
| 1944-08-01 | 1944-10-02 | Warsaw Uprising | Part of a nationwide rebellion intended to last for only a few days until the Soviet Army reached the city. The Soviet advance stopped short, however, while Polish resistance against the German forces continued for 63 days. | Read about 'Warsaw Uprising' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Warsaw Uprising' |
| 1944-07-31 | Beachhead expands | Having linked up the two beachhead the previous day the 77th division and 3rd marine division form a single front moving north along the island. | Read about 'Beachhead expands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Beachhead expands' | |
| 1944-07-26 | Lviv Liberated | Lviv is liberated by Soviet troops. Of the 160,000 pre-war Jewish residents of Lviv, only 300 survive. | Read about 'Lviv Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lviv Liberated' | |
| 1944-07-25 | 1944-07-27 | Operation Spring | An attack carried out by II Canadian Corps designed to break out of the Normandy lodgment. Strong German defense of Verrieres ridge and active counter attacks inflict heavy casualties and prevent the breakout. Canadians suffer 1500 casualties. | Read about 'Operation Spring' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Spring' |
| 1944-07-25 | 1944-08-10 | Tannenberg Line | After the Soviet offensive, German troops fell back to prepared defenses in the hills of Sinimaed. German troops held their ground and Stalin's main strategic goal, the quick recovery of Estonia, was not achieved. | Read about 'Tannenberg Line' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tannenberg Line' |
| 1944-07-24 | 1944-08-01 | Tinian | The 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions secured the island after nine days of fighting. The gentler terrain made US artillery and tanks more effective. On the last day the remaining Japanese launched a suicide attack. | Read about 'Tinian' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tinian' |
| 1944-07-21 | 1944-08-08 | Second Battle of Guam | As with many of the Pacific battles most of the Japanese defenders refused to surrender. More than 18,040 Japanese troops are killed, 485 surrender. | Read about 'Second Battle of Guam' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Second Battle of Guam' |
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