1944 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1944?
- January 18, 1944 – Soviet forces liberate Leningrad, effectively ending a three year Nazi siege, known as the Siege of Leningrad.
- January 25, 1944 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- January 29, 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place in central Italy.
- February 14, 1944 – World War II: Anti-Japanese revolt on Java.
- March 5, 1944 – World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoşani Offensive in western Ukrainian SSR.
- March 9, 1944 – World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a battle that would last five days.
- March 18, 1944 – The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 and causes thousands to flee their homes.
- March 24, 1944 – World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III.
- April 17, 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.
- June 9, 1944 – World War II: 99 civilians are hung from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
- June 17, 1944 – Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
- July 18, 1944 – World War II: Hideki Tojo resigns as Prime Minister of Japan due to numerous setbacks in the war effort.
- August 12, 1944 – Waffen SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.
- August 16, 1944 – First flight of the Junkers Ju 287.
- September 22, 1944 – World War II: the Red Army enters Tallinn.
- October 5, 1944 – Suffrage is extended to women in France.
- October 23, 1944 – World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf – The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines.
- October 25, 1944 – The Romanian Army liberates Carei, the last Romanian city under Axis Powers occupation.
- November 10, 1944 – The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.
- November 26, 1944 – World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
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