WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1944
Find out what all happened September to October 1944

World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time. (8. September 1944)

World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku and the battleship Musashi are sunk by American aircraft in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. (24. October 1944)

The city of Breda in the Netherlands is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division. (29. October 1944)

Linked to a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is forced to commit suicide. (14. 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)

World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500. (11. September 1944)

World War II: The Liberation of Athens from the German invaders. (12. October 1944)

World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Junyō Maru, 5,600 killed. (18. September 1944)

Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery. (15. September 1944)

The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine captain of World War II) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo. (25. October 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: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia. (6. September 1944)

Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Klooga, Estonia. (28. September 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: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces. (14. September 1944)

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

World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by allied forces. (6. September 1944)

World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union. (4. September 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)

World War II: Operation Market Garden fails. (26. September 1944)