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 | 1944-08-15 | 1944-09-14 | Operation Dragoon | The allied invasion of southern France was initiated by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, with a follow-up force made up primarily of the French First Army. | Read about 'Operation Dragoon' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Dragoon' |
| 1944-08-12 | 1944-08-21 | Falaise Pocket | The German 7th and 5th Panzer Armies became encircled by the allied advance following Operation Cobra, the successful breakout from Normandy. The bulk of Germany's forces west of the River Seine are destroyed. | Read about 'Falaise Pocket' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Falaise Pocket' |
| 1944-08-01 | Breakout | As German troops start to withdraw from Caen, Allied troops break out of the Cotentin Peninsula and move rapidly through Britany. | Read about 'Breakout' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Breakout' | |
| 1944-07-25 | 1944-07-27 | Operation Spring | An attack carried out by II Canadian Corps designed to break out of the Normandy lodgment. Strong German defense of Verrieres ridge and active counter attacks inflict heavy casualties and prevent the breakout. Canadians suffer 1500 casualties. | Read about 'Operation Spring' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Spring' |
| 1944-06-26 | 1944-06-30 | Operation Epsom | 15th Scottish Infantry Division, supported by tanks from the 31st Tank Brigade are involved in heavy fighting to secure a foothold across the River Odon. | Read about 'Operation Epsom' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Epsom' |
| 1944-06-16 | Battle of Villers Bocage | British 7th AD made an attempt to drive into the German flank through a gap in the front line and seize the town of Villers-Bocage. British were forced to withdraw after encountering heavy armored resistance. | Read about 'Battle of Villers Bocage' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Villers Bocage' | |
| 1944-06-13 | V-1 Flying Bombs | Eight civilians are killed in the first V-1 flying bomb attack on London. | Read about 'V-1 Flying Bombs' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'V-1 Flying Bombs' | |
| 1944-06-06 | D-Day | The largest amphibious invasion of all time, with 175,000 troops, 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships. | Read about 'D-Day' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'D-Day' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Sword Beach | Stretching 8 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer it was the farthest east of the landing points, around 15 km from Caen. Initial landings were achieved with low casualties, but British troops ran into heavily defended areas behind the beachhead. | Read about 'Sword Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sword Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Juno Beach | Situated between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. It is also known as the Canadian beach, as it was assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Juno Beach stretched from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer on the east to Courseulles-sur-Mer on the west. | Read about 'Juno Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Juno Beach' |
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