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 | 1944-12-05 | Ravenna Liberated | Canada's 12th Royal Lancers, led by one of Bulow's detachments, entered the city from the south as Popsky's pirates stormed in from the east to find the Germans fleeing. With the exception of one section of blown aqueduct, the city was intact. | Read about 'Ravenna Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Ravenna Liberated' | |
| 1944-11-16 | Duren Destroyed | During 1944 and 1945, the protracted and bloody Battle for Hurtgenwald was fought on Duren's district area. Duren was completely destroyed by Allied air bombings. | Read about 'Duren Destroyed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Duren Destroyed' | |
| 1944-11-12 | Tirpitz Sunk | The Royal Air Force launches 29 Avro Lancaster bombers in one of the most successful precision bombing attacks of war and sinks the German battleship Tirpitz, with 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs off Tromso, Norway. | Read about 'Tirpitz Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tirpitz Sunk' | |
| 1944-10-24 | 1944-11-08 | Operation Infatuate | The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division is forced to fight it's away across the 40 metre wide Walcheren Causeway, a mile-long land bridge from South Beveland to the island. German troops hold the island until the 8th of November. | Read about 'Operation Infatuate' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Infatuate' |
| 1944-09-25 | 1st Airborne withdraws | On the ninth day of operation Market Garden, the British 1st Airborne division starts it's withdraw back across the Rhine. Of approximately 10,600 men who fought north of the Rhine, 1,485 had died and 6,414 were taken prisoner. | Read about '1st Airborne withdraws' on WikiPedia | Discuss '1st Airborne withdraws' | |
| 1944-09-22 | Black Friday | German counterattacks were still being mounted along the length of the corridor. Two mixed armoured formations on either side of Highway 69 attacked between Veghel and Grave; one group managed to cut the highway and prevent any further advance to Arnhem. | Read about 'Black Friday' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Black Friday' | |
| 1944-09-17 | 1944-09-25 | Market Garden | Initially successful, this massive airborne operation captured several bridges between Eindhoven and Nijmegen. Ground forces were delayed at Son. Without tank support the British at Arnhem were overrun on the 21st. No victory for the allies in 1944. | Read about 'Market Garden' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Market Garden' |
| 1944-08-28 | Marseille Liberated | Allied troops liberate Marseille as part of the Operation Dragoon, the allied invasion of the southern France. | Read about 'Marseille Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Marseille Liberated' | |
| 1944-08-28 | Toulon Liberated | Allied troops liberate Toulon as part of the Operation Dragoon, the allied invasion of the southern France. | Read about 'Toulon Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Toulon Liberated' | |
| 1944-08-20 | 168 Airmen at Buchenwald | 168 captured allied airmen, accused of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp. | Read about '168 Airmen at Buchenwald' on WikiPedia | Discuss '168 Airmen at Buchenwald' |
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