August 1944 Explained

The following events occurred in August 1944:

August 1, 1944 (Tuesday)

August 2, 1944 (Wednesday)

August 3, 1944 (Thursday)

August 4, 1944 (Friday)

August 5, 1944 (Saturday)

August 6, 1944 (Sunday)

August 7, 1944 (Monday)

August 8, 1944 (Tuesday)

August 9, 1944 (Wednesday)

August 10, 1944 (Thursday)

August 11, 1944 (Friday)

August 12, 1944 (Saturday)

The Allies captured Florence.

The Waffen-SS and Black Brigades paramilitaries murdered about 560 civilians and refugees (including more than 100 children) in the Italian village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, burned their bodies, and left their houses semi-derelict.[12]

The world's first undersea oil pipeline was laid between England and France.

August 13, 1944 (Sunday)

August 14, 1944 (Monday)

August 15, 1944 (Tuesday)

August 16, 1944 (Wednesday)

August 17, 1944 (Thursday)

August 18, 1944 (Friday)

August 19, 1944 (Saturday)

August 20, 1944 (Sunday)

August 21, 1944 (Monday)

August 22, 1944 (Tuesday)

August 23, 1944 (Wednesday)

King Michael I of Romania led a coup that overthrew the pro-Axis government of Ion Antonescu. Constantin Sănătescu became the new prime minister.

August 24, 1944 (Thursday)

Forces of Free France were the first of the Allies to enter Paris, in the evening.

August 25, 1944 (Friday)

124 residents of the French commune of Maillé, Indre-et-Loire were massacred by the Germans in reprisals for activities by the French Resistance.

August 26, 1944 (Saturday)

Six American airmen were lynched and killed by townspeople of Rüsselsheim am Main.

August 27, 1944 (Sunday)

August 28, 1944 (Monday)

August 29, 1944 (Tuesday)

August 30, 1944 (Wednesday)

August 31, 1944 (Thursday)

Notes and References

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  6. Web site: The night the bridges came falling down . Pirro . Deirdre . February 8, 2007 . The Florentine . March 1, 2016 .
  7. Web site: 1944 . MusicAndHistory . March 1, 2016 .
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  11. Web site: War Diary for Friday, 11 August 1944 . Stone & Stone Second World War Books . March 1, 2016 .
  12. Book: Claudia. Buratti. Giovanni. Cipollini. Vite bruciate: La strage di Sant'Anna di Stazzema 1944–2005. Rome. 2006.
  13. Web site: War Diary for Sunday, 13 August 1944 . Stone & Stone Second World War Books . March 1, 2016 .
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  16. Web site: La libération de Chartres (Août 1944) . Chartres.fr . March 1, 2016 .
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  21. World War Two. “Week 260 - Hitler Has a Bad Day - WW2 - August 19 - 1944.” YouTube, 19 Aug. 2023, https://youtube.com/watch?v=80kk1u4bJhU?&t=1374.
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  27. Web site: War Diary for Tuesday, 22 August 1944 . Stone & Stone Second World War Books . March 1, 2016 .
  28. Web site: War Diary for Thursday, 24 August 1944 . Stone & Stone Second World War Books . March 1, 2016 .
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  30. Web site: 25 August 1944 - Speech at the Hotel de Ville in Paris . Charles-de-Gaulle.com . March 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153822/http://www.charles-de-gaulle.com/l-homme-du-verbe/speeches/25-august-1944-speech-at-the-hotel-de-ville-in-paris.html . 6 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  31. Web site: The Gistory of Avignon . Avignon-et-Provence.com . March 1, 2016 .
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  34. Web site: War Diary for Sunday, 27 August 1944 . Stone & Stone Second World War Books . March 1, 2016 .
  35. Web site: Conflict Timeline, August 25-September 3 1944 . OnWar.com . March 1, 2016 .
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  37. Web site: War Diary for Wednesday, 30 August 1944 . Stone & Stone Second World War Books . March 1, 2016 .
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  39. Web site: War Diary for Thursday, 31 August 1944 . Stone & Stone Second World War Books . March 1, 2016 .