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 | 1944-06-18 | Aslito Field | Having suffered heavy losses in counter attacks on the previous two nights and under pressure from 27th ID offensive, Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito abandons the southern airfield. | Read about 'Aslito Field' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Aslito Field' | |
| 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' | |
| 1944-06-06 | 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 | Utah Beach | Utah Beach, about 5 km long, was the westernmost of the five landing beaches, located between Pouppeville and the village of La Madeleine, which became the right flank anchor of the Allied offensive along the western bank of the Douve river estuary. | Read about 'Utah Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Utah Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | 1944-08-06 | Caen | A combination of the Orne River and Caen Canal, a road hub and open surrounds made Caen a vital Allied objective and German defensive point. It was an objective for the British 3rd Infantry on D-Day and was a focal point untill it fell in August. | Read about 'Caen' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Caen' |
| 1944-06-04 | U-505 | An American task force consisting of the escort aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal and five destroyers, damage and then capture U-505. The capture allowed Allied cryptanalysts to break the special "coordinate" code in enciphered German messages. | Read about 'U-505' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'U-505' |
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