WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1944
Find out what all happened March to September 1944

The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II. (27. September 1944)

World War II: The first Allied troops of the U.S. Army cross the western border of Germany. (11. September 1944)

World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505 – the first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century. (4. June 1944)

Battle of Hürtgen Forest between United States and Nazi Germany begins. (19. September 1944)

Alençon is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces. (12. August 1944)

Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis. (29. August 1944)

The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. (9. August 1944)

German troops execute 216 civilians in the village of Kleisoura in Greece (5. May 1944)

In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America. (15. June 1944)

Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter. (16. April 1944)

World War II: Marseille is liberated. (23. August 1944)

World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam. (10. August 1944)

Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320. (17. July 1944)

World War II: Operation Dragoon – Allied forces land in southern France. (15. August 1944)

World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen. (14. June 1944)

World War II: United States Navy and Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg. (25. June 1944)

World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino – Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino. (18. May 1944)

World War II: Battle of Normandy – British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France. (9. July 1944)

Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux. (5. September 1944)

World War II: First day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. (19. June 1944)