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 | 1944-05-07 | 8th AF attacks Berlin | One thousand, five hundred bombers from the 8th air force attack Berlin. | Read about '8th AF attacks Berlin' on WikiPedia | Discuss '8th AF attacks Berlin' | |
| 1944-04-04 | Bucharest Bombed | Three thousand civilians are killed when allied planes bomb Bucharest. | Read about 'Bucharest Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bucharest Bombed' | |
| 1944-04-01 | Schaffhausen Bombed | The US air force accidentally strayed in neutral Swiss airspace and bombed Schaffhausen. About a hundred Swiss civilians were killed in the raid. The US government offered a million dollars in reparations to the Swiss government. | Read about 'Schaffhausen Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Schaffhausen Bombed' | |
| 1944-02-22 | Dutch towns bombed | American aircraft bombard the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer by mistake, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. | Read about 'Dutch towns bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dutch towns bombed' | |
| 1944-02-20 | 1944-02-25 | The Big Week | A series of bombing missions intended to lure the Luftwaffe into a decisive battle. By defeating the Luftwaffe, the Allies would achieve air superiority and the invasion of Europe could proceed. | Read about 'The Big Week' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'The Big Week' |
| 1944-02-17 | 1944-02-23 | Battle of Eniwetok Atoll | Supported by the successful a carrier strike against the Japanese base at Truk (Operation Hailstone), US troops invade and capture Eniwetok Atoll. The harbour and airfield were important for subsequent attacks on the Mariana Islands to the northwest. | Read about 'Battle of Eniwetok Atoll' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Eniwetok Atoll' |
| 1944-02-17 | 1944-02-18 | Operation Hailstone | To ensure superiority for the upcoming invasion of Eniwetok Admiral Spruance ordered an attack on the Japanese base at Truk. Over 250 Japanese aircraft, 16 warships and 50 merchant ships are destroyed in the US naval air and surface attack. | Read about 'Operation Hailstone' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Hailstone' |
| 1944-02-05 | Hansa Bay Bombed | Seventy B-25s and A-20s attack Japanese positions in the Hansa Bay area. | Read about 'Hansa Bay Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hansa Bay Bombed' | |
| 1944-02-05 | Stettin Bombed | 358 RAF bombers attack Stettin. | Read about 'Stettin Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Stettin Bombed' | |
| 1944-02-04 | Truk Recon | Under cover of freak tropical storms, Major James Christonson and Captain James Yon flew liberator scout planes 850 miles from Torakina airfield to Truk. Taking aerial recon photos of Truk, they find the IJN combined fleet at anchor. | Read about 'Truk Recon ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Truk Recon ' |
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