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6 June 1944
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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FRANTIC
104 B-17’s and 42 P-51’s of U.S. Fifteenth Air Force attack airfield at Galati (Rumania), staging from bases in USSR.
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Italy
AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army area, VI Corps races northward, CCB of 1st Armd Div reaching positions about 25 miles from Rome where it is passed through at 2200 by 168th Inf, 34th Div.
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A Navy LCVP disembarks troops at Omaha Beach.
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D-Day begins with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The Allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history.
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Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France.
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Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges by Allied paratroopers, also known as Operation Coup de Main (incorrectly referred to as Operation Deadstick.)
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UK Parliament
War Situation (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1944-06-06: "War Situation." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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6 June in other years 19401941194219431945
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