WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JUNE 1944
Find out what all happened April to June 1944

Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre. (22. June 1944)

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill. (22. June 1944)

World War II: German combat elements - reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division - launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan. (13. June 1944)

The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with CSAR operations in the China-Burma-India theater. (22. April 1944)

World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated – Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea. (22. April 1944)

Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered. (17. April 1944)

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

World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic Countries, begins. (25. June 1944)

World War II: The Allies begin a major offensive against the Axis Powers on the Gustav Line. (11. May 1944)

The United Negro College Fund is incorporated. (25. April 1944)

World War II: More than 1000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day. (5. June 1944)

World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians. (4. April 1944)

World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". (20. June 1944)

World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces. (30. June 1944)

World War II: 642 men, women and children are killed in the Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre in France. (10. June 1944)

Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete. (26. April 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: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, ends with the defeat of the Polish resistance forces. (26. June 1944)

World War II: the Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941. (9. June 1944)

World War II: Rome falls to the Allies, the first Axis capital to fall. (4. June 1944)