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19 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.
8 of 16 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Saipan
New phase opens as marines pivot N, 4th Mar Div moving around 2d Mar Div, to clear N part of island. 27th Div is to clear Nafutan Pt and S coast, a task presumed to be merely a mop-up mission.
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Elba
French complete occupation of island.
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The Red Army prepares for "Operation Bagration", a huge offensive in Byelorussia (White Russia).
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20: The Battle of the Philippine Sea, nicknamed the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot by Americans, takes place. The United States Fifth Fleet wins a decisive naval battle over the Imperial Japanese Navy near the Mariana Islands.
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A severe Channel storm destroys one of the Allies' Mulberry harbours in Normandy.
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Overview Following the build-up of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier forces in the central Pacific, the American drive into the strategic Marshall Islands chain, and the foreseeable U.S.
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Battle of the Philippine Sea
S mark the sky over Task Force 58, 19 June 1944 The recall had been ordered after several ships in TF 58 picked up radar contacts to the west around 10:00.
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