1944
D-Day: Normandy landings
At dawn, one hundred and sixty thousand American, British, Canadian, and other Allied troops stormed ashore on five Norman beaches through barbed wire…
Bretton Woods Conference begins
Delegates from forty-four Allied nations met at a New Hampshire resort to design the postwar global financial system.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
The largest naval battle in history unfolded in the waters around the Philippines as the Americans returned to Leyte.
Valkyrie plot fails to kill Hitler
Count Claus von Stauffenberg slid a briefcase with a bomb under a map table at Hitler's East Prussian headquarters and left the room.
Warsaw Uprising
As the Red Army approached the Vistula, the Polish Home Army rose against the German occupiers of Warsaw, expecting Soviet help.
Paris liberated
After four years of occupation, the first Allied troops, mostly Free French under Leclerc, rolled into Paris through cheering crowds.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1944?
Saeculum lists 6 events from 1944. The most significant is D-Day: Normandy landings.
What era was 1944 part of?
1944 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 1944?
The events from 1944 span Europe, North America and Southeast Asia.