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24 July 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.
7 of 16 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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France
U.S. 28th Div arrives on Continent. 21 Army Group: Air preparation for Operation COBRA is begun, but weather conditions are so unfavorable that the attack is postponed.
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Italy
AAI: U.S. Fifth Army begins regrouping along the Arno.
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Operation Cobra is now in full swing: the breakout at St. Lô in Normandy with American troops taking Coutances.
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At the start of the Soviet Narva Offensive, July 24-30, the Soviet 8th Army is beaten by the Estonian 45th Regiment and East Prussian 44th Regiment. The army detachment "Narwa" begins to retreat to the Tannenberg line.
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US bombers mistakenly bomb American troops near St. Lô, France.
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Saint-Lô
1944 military engagement in France during WWII.
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