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14 September 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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S France
In U.S. Seventh Army’s Fr 2d Corps area, Gen de Lattre directs corps to turn E and advance to left of 1st Corps; 1st Inf Div is to relieve U.S. 45th Div. In VI Corps area, 36th Div pushes from Vesoul toward Luxeuil while 3d drives on Lure.
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Yugoslavia
Br detachment with 25-pounders lands on Peljesac Peninsula and shells Trpanj, enemy withdrawal point.
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Soviet Baltic Offensive commences.
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Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
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Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
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Operation Dragoon
Winston Churchill argued that it would divert military resources from Allied operations in Italy.
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Operation Dragoon
When first planned, the landings were to take place simultaneouslyOverlord in Normandy and Anvil in the south of France.
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14 September in other years 19391940194119421943
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