WHAT ALL HAPPENED OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 1944
Find out what all happened October to November 1944

Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France. (5. October 1944)

World War II: During an uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, Jewish prisoners burn down the crematoria. (7. October 1944)

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States of America. (7. November 1944)

The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler's NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes power in Hungary. (15. October 1944)

World War II: Albania is liberated by partisan forces. (29. November 1944)

Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich. (25. October 1944)

World War II: Bombing of Tokyo – The first bombing raid against the Japanese capital from the east and by land is carried out by 88 American aircraft. (24. November 1944)

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising. (2. October 1944)

The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba. (18. November 1944)

Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker's first steady foil, was debuted at the The Beach Nut, a Walter Lantz's cartoon. (16. October 1944)

The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. (29. November 1944)

World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched. (16. November 1944)

A passenger train derails in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico from excessive speed when descending a hill. 16 people are killed and 50 are injured. (7. November 1944)

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14 billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort. (19. November 1944)

Holocaust: 800 Gypsy children are murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp. (10. October 1944)

World War II: The Battle of Crucifix Hill occurs on Crucifix Hill just outside Aachen. Capt. Bobbie Brown receives a Medal of Honor for his heroics in this battle. (8. October 1944)

American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands, reclaiming them from the Japanese during the Second World War. (20. October 1944)

Liquid natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland, then explodes; the explosion and resulting fire level 30 blocks and kill 130. (20. October 1944)

World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end. (27. October 1944)

World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf – The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines. (23. October 1944)