Year 1944

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 12, 1939: Western Front BEF now fully deployed along Franco-Belgian border, between Maulde and Halluin.

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 12, 1944: Western Front British capture Overloon (Holland). Sea War Pacific – BATTLE OF FORMOSA (October 12-15): TF 38 launches massive strikes against the

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 11, 1944: Western Front Germans trapped at Aachen reject ultimatum.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 10, 1944: Russian Front Big tank battle at Debrecen, southeast Hungary: Germans are pushed back but then counter-attack and destroy 3 Russian corps. BATTLE

WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 9, 1944: Politics Third Moscow Conference: Allies discuss the Polish problem with Polish Prime Minister (ends October 20).

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 8, 1944: Western Front US 1st Army attacks east of Aachen; US 3rd Army strikes between Metz and Nancy. Sea War British-Canadian troops of

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 7, 1944: Russian Front Russian 14th Army attacks in North Finland. Western Front US 1st Army penetrates Siegfried Line north of Aachen. Germans counter-attack

WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 6, 1944: Western Front Canadians cross Leopold Canal (Belgium). Air War Germany: Heavy day (810 t of bombs by USAAF) and night raids on

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 5, 1944: Home Front Germany: 16-year-old youths to be conscripted for military service. All hospitals placed under mili­tary control. Nazi party and Hitler Youth

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 4, 1944: Russian Front Russians reach Pancevo, 16 km from Belgrade. Air War Europe: Heavy daylight raid on Bergen U-boat base by fighter-escorted Lancaster

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 3, 1944: Western Front Truce at Dunkirk; civilians evacuated. Americans attack Fort Driant near Metz. Air War Europe: Me 262 jet fighter becomes operational.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 2, 1944: Occupied countries Poland: END OF WARSAW RISING. Decimated Polish Home Army of General Bor forced to surrender to Germans. 200,000 Poles killed.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 1, 1944: Western Front Unsuccessful German counter-attack south of Arnhem. Canadians secure Calais. Russian Front Finns begin operations against German forces in North Finland.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, September 30, 1944: Air War Europe: Renewed RAF onslaught on Rhineland marshaling yards. Home Fronts Britain: Great celebra­tions in Dover, following news that all German

WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 29, 1944: Russian Front Russian campaign by Leningrad Front and Baltic Fleet to recapture Moonsund Archipelago off Estonia (September 29-November 24): Russians land on

War Diary of World War One for Thursday, September 28, 1944: Western Front Germans surrender Calais Citadel after further heavy bomb­ing by RAF. German frogmen attempt to blow up bridge

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, September 27, 1944: Russian Front 2nd and 3rd Belorussian Fronts make unsuccessful attempt to storm the ‘Sigulda Line’, northeast of Riga. Western Front British 2nd

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 26, 1944: Russian Front The Central Front stabilizes along line of Rivers Narew and Vistula. Russians have advanced 604 km since June 23 and

WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 25, 1944: Western Front Remnants of British 1st Airborne Division withdrawn over the Rhine by night, after suffering 7,000 casualties. Home Fronts Germany: Allies

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, September 24, 1944: Western Front Renewed efforts to save British airborne forces at Arnhem. Sea: War Arctic: Anti-submarine nets foil attempted U-boat attack on Russian