The following events occurred in December 1944: 查看更多內容

• The U.S. Ninth Army captured the villages of Leiffarth and Roerdorf.
• The Army–Navy Game was played at Baltimore Municipal Stadium, with Army defeating Navy 23-7 before a crowd of 66,659. About 30,000 members of the general public were allowed to … 查看更多內容

• The 3rd Ukrainian Front of the Soviet Army captured Szigetvár and Vukovar.
• British forces in Greece shelled communist positions near Piraeus. 查看更多內容

• In Britain the official process of returning evacuees began in regions unaffected by the V-weapon attacks.
• 409 Japanese paratroopers … 查看更多內容

• The U.S. Ninth Army captured Linnich.
• Les Horvath of Ohio State University was announced as the winner of the Heisman Trophy. 查看更多內容

• A series of clashes in Athens known as the Dekemvriana ("December events") began when British troops and Greek police opened fire on a … 查看更多內容

• The Allies firebombed the German city of Heilbronn, killing 7,147 people.
• Dutch famine of 1944: German occupation authorities in the Netherlands cut the bread ration to … 查看更多內容