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2006-12-20 12:30:33 · 9 answers · asked by nice brown eyes 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Check these out.
http://www.factmonster.com/year/1944.html
http://www.answers.com/fun%20fact%20about%201944
2006-12-20 12:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by childofGod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Facts, but not fun
June 1944 - Allied invasion of Normandy
July 1944 - failed attempt to kill Hitler using a briefcase bomb
September 1944 - Operation Market Garden
December 1944 - Battle of the Bulge
2006-12-20 21:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUNE 6th
On this day in history in 1944, was D-Day.
D-Day was the beginning of the British and Allied invasion of Western Europe during the Second World War and marked the beginning of the campaign for victory in Europe.
In 1944, the course of the Second World War was turning in favour of the Allies. Now it was decided to make a decisive thrust for victory. The planned invasion, the largest invasion in history, consisted of 1,200 fighting ships, 10,000 planes, 4,126 landing craft, 804 transport ships, and hundreds of amphibious and other special purpose tanks. An amphibious landing in Northern France would be followed by a sweep eastwards towards the German capital.
The invasion did not run entirely on schedule. The attack had to be postponed for 24 hour due to stormy conditions. After the weather had settled, the Allies landed successfully in Normandy and the combined forces of the R.A.F. and American Air Force knocked out key enemy installations. But due to paralysing congestion on the beaches and robust resistance by the Panzar divisions, the Allies failed to take the town of Caen as anticipated. A month of heavy fighting followed before Caen was secured and the Allies were able to press on to Berlin and eventually secure victory.
The term D-Day was military parlance for the day on which a combined attack was to take place when the date had not yet been determined or when secrecy was essential. June 6th became immortalised as D-day and successive operations could not be given that term. The invasion of Okinawa began on L-Day and the proposed invasion of Japan would have begun on X-Day had the Japanese not previously surrendered.
2006-12-21 05:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by Retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, yes, the year 1944 came right after 1943. Interesting, isn't it?
2006-12-20 12:43:25 · answer #4 · answered by mrquestion 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not a fun fact, but D-Day in WW2 happened in that year, June 6th to be exact.
2006-12-20 12:33:55 · answer #5 · answered by the dude - (jeffery lebowski) 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister itty was born on April 20 that year.
2006-12-20 12:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by MUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about this! my grand parents got happy with each other and my mom was born the beginning of the following year.
YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-20 13:04:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that might have been the year that dresden was fire bombed
2006-12-20 12:34:44 · answer #8 · answered by psycho 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must be joking
2006-12-20 17:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋