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 | 1944-02-01 | Expanding the Beachhead | The US 3rd Division captured ground up to three miles deep on a seven-mile wide front, but failed to break through or capture Cisterna. | Read about 'Expanding the Beachhead' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Expanding the Beachhead' | |
| 1944-01-31 | 1944-02-03 | Battle of Kwajalein | American forces land and defeat Japanese defenders of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. U.S. troops overcame the beach line defense and subsequent islands were defended in depth, with many more casualties. | Read about 'Battle of Kwajalein' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Kwajalein' |
| 1944-01-30 | 1944-02-02 | Battle of Cisterna | 803 men are killed or captured when an attempt by US ranger units to infiltrate and capture Cisterna is discovered and ambushed by a large Panzer unit. | Read about 'Battle of Cisterna' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Cisterna' |
| 1944-01-30 | Majuro | U.S. Troops invade and occupy the previously Japanese held island. | Read about 'Majuro ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Majuro ' | |
| 1944-01-29 | Koniuchy massacre | Soviet partisan units attacked the village of Koniuchy. Men, women and children were massacred indiscriminately. According to the findings of the Institute of National Remembrance at least 38 people were killed and about a dozen injured | Read about 'Koniuchy massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Koniuchy massacre' | |
| 1944-01-22 | 1944-06-05 | Operation Shingle | The allied operation intended to outflank the German winter line and open up an offensive on Rome. The resulting battle is commonly known as the Battle of Anzio. | Read about 'Operation Shingle' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Shingle' |
| 1944-01-20 | Main attack at Cassino | A battalion of the 143rd Regiment, 35th ID was able to get across the Rapido on the south side of San Angelo and two companies of the 141st Regiment on the north side. They were isolated without armour support and were eventually wiped out. | Read about 'Main attack at Cassino' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Main attack at Cassino' | |
| 1944-01-17 | 1944-05-18 | Monte Casino | The Gustav line was assaulted four times by Allied troops. For the last of these the Allies gathered 20 divisions for a major assault along a twenty mile front and drove the German defenders from their positions but at a high cost. | Read about 'Monte Casino' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Monte Casino' |
| 1944-01-10 | Kuma Sunk | HMS Tally-Ho fired a seven-torpedo salvo from 1,900 yards. Kuma was hit starboard aft by two torpedoes, setting the ship on fire. Kuma sank by the stern, detonating her own depth-charges. | Read about 'Kuma Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kuma Sunk' | |
| 1944-01-04 | Carpetbagger | General term used for the aerial resupply of weapons and supplies to resistance fighters in France, Italy and the Low Countries by the U.S. Army Air Forces. | Read about 'Carpetbagger' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carpetbagger' |
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