Diary December 16, 1944
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, December 16, 1944: Western Front BATTLE OF THE BULGE: Rundstedt and Model, under Hitler‘s direct command, launch surprise counter-offensive into the Ardennes on weakest sector …
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, December 16, 1944: Western Front BATTLE OF THE BULGE: Rundstedt and Model, under Hitler‘s direct command, launch surprise counter-offensive into the Ardennes on weakest sector …
War Diary WW2 for Friday, December 15, 1944: Air War Europe: Lancaster bombers escorted by Spitfires drop 12,000-lb. bombs on E-boat pens at Ijmuiden (Holland). Western Front 7th US Army …
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, December 14, 1944: Sea War Pacific: TF 38 raids airfields on Luzon, destroying 170 Japanese aircraft for the loss of 65 US planes. Western Front …
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, December 13, 1944: Air War Pacific: B-29 Superfortress seriously damage Mitsubishi works at Nagoya. Germany: RAF bombers attacking Essen and dropping 2,354 t of bombs. …
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, December 12, 1944: Western Front US 1st Army battles its way through the Hürtgen Forest to within 2 km of Düren. Air War Germany: Lancaster …
War Diary WW2 for Monday, December 11, 1944: Western Front US 7th Army enters Haguenau (Alsace). Air War Europe: 2,000 bombers of 8th and 15th USAAFs attack rail targets in …
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, December 10, 1944: Air War Germany: Americans bomb rail targets at Coblenz and Bingen. Politics Franco-Soviet 20-year Treaty of Alliance signed in Moscow. Occupied countries …
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, December 9, 1944: Air War Germany: Stuttgart raided by the 8th USAAF. Western Front 3rd US Army repels German counter-attack at Saarlautern.
War Diary WW2 for Friday, December 8, 1944: Western Front Americans occupy undefeated Fort Driant after its surrender after the fall of Metz. Air War Germany: RAF daylight raids on …
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, December 7, 1944: Western Front 3rd US Army penetrates Siegfried Line northwest of Saarlautern. Sea War Pacific: Americans land at Ormoc on west coast of …
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, December 6, 1944 Western Front 3rd US Army enters Sarreguemines (Moselle). British 2nd Army held up southwest of Arnhem by German demolition of dykes and …
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, December 5, 1944: Air War Europe: 550 8th USAAF planes (12 lost) escorted by 800 fighters (9 lost) attack Tegel tank works, Berlin and Münster …
War Diary WW2 for Monday, December 4, 1944: Air War Germany: Destructive RAF night raid on Heilbronn (1,241 t bombs), east of Karlsruhe; numerous combats with night fighters. RAF bombers …
War Diary for Sunday, December 3, 1944: Western Front Pattons 3rd US Army captures main bridge over river Saar at Saarlautern. Air War Germany: RAF bombers attacking Hagen and dropping …
War Diary for Saturday, December 2, 1944: Western Front Americans enter Saarlautern. Occupied countries Italy: Death of Filippo Marinetti, founder of ‘Futurist‘ art movement (1909) and leading Fascist author; aged …