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 | 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 | Oradour-sur-Glane | Troops from the 1st battalion, 4th Waffen-SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment led by Sturmbannfuhrer Adolf Diekmann murder 190 men, 247 women and 205 children in retaliation for "partisan activity". | Read about 'Oradour-sur-Glane' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Oradour-sur-Glane' | |
| 1944-06-10 | Distomo Massacre | 218 greek men, women and children are murdered in their homes by troops from 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division under the command of Fritz Lautenbach. | Read about 'Distomo Massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Distomo Massacre' | |
| 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 | Tulle Reprisals | Troops from the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich arrest, torture and hang 99 people in Tulle in reprisal for resistance activity in the area. 213 residents of Tulle are killed over the following days. | Read about 'Tulle Reprisals' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tulle Reprisals' | |
| 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' | |
| 1944-06-07 | Abbey Ardennes Massacre | 18 captured Canadian soldiers of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment were taken to Ardennes abbey and killed by members of the 12th SS Panzer Division. | Read about 'Abbey Ardennes Massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Abbey Ardennes Massacre' | |
| 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' |
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