Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-12-29
Chronology
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January

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January
1- R;,st s move to within 27 miles of
2+U. s. marines expand hold on Cape
Gloucester, New Britain.
e-American troops capture San Guista.
1.-two new Russian offensives are opened.
2-Bri,lsh blast Magdeburg in l.ooO.plane
27-LENINGRAD CLEARED OF NAILS.
3o-Hitler in speech anticipates defeat.
February
1Shnese adyanse IN northern ns Burma IRaa
lands in the Marshalls
So. S; army takes kwajalein atou in
16-Heaviest bomb load yet dropped hurled
on Berlin by British bombers
17-U. s. naval task force attacks Truk.
main Jap base in south Pacific.
19-Japanese cabinet reorganized. following
attack on Truk.,
23-u. S. naval task force strikes at Mari
24-Ali of western New Britain passes to
American control.
2e-Stalin offers peace terms to Finland.
March
s-Record raid on Berlin made by 1000
planes.
15-Russian army crosses Bug river.
26-Russians reach Romanian border
3o-Palau islands. 1000 miles south of ia.
pan. attacked by U. S. navy.
April
2-Russian troops enter Romania:
,o ApeEsan Pins P7GeS F R9mR AgfsTs
13-Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko-
hima. in India.
SO-Japan's mid.Pacific base. Truk. is raid.
ed for 35th time.
May
7-Allied forces in Italy turn back German
counterattack near Anzio
9-Sevastopol. Black sea naval base. falls
to Russians.
15-Chinese launch counter offensive in west.
ern Yunnan province.
t8-CASSINO. EAZI STRONGPOINT IN 1T.
AN AN, FALLS TO AMERICANS AFTER
2s-Allied bonn oers strike at German syn.
thetic oil plants in Leipsig area.
+AMERIcAN TROOPS ENTER ROME.
6-INVASIoN OF CONTINENT BEGINS
WITH LANDINGS IN NORMANDY.
s-Allies IN Italy capture port 80 miles
l3-Allies advance into northern France.
reaching point is miles inland.
m u Gnrle ,e take Kamaing; Burma
3 American tank units enter Cherbourg.
mssr'as captnfe Rebsk and zhlobin
July
3-Mnsk falls to Russians as they sweep
into Polish territory.
s-Robot bomb casualties and damage in
southern England are admitted to be
s-British and Canadians enter caen,
France. anchor of German lines for
weeks.
z7-Six Nazi bases. the most important be-
n n ri
1LBFest: Litovsk captured by Russians
3o-Allied ''break-through" registers large
August
l-Resstance in Tinian island In Marshalls
2Turkey breaks diplomatic relations with
Germany.
10-Guam conquered. giving U. S. control of
all important Islands of Marshalls.
15-A second Allied invasion force lands on
southern, French coast between Mar.
19-U S tank units reach suburbs of Paris
2o-Southern France invasion force enters
Touon
by Russians.
September
Aims and Russians cease fighting in
5-Russia declares war on Bulgaria
7-Britatn lifts black.out regulations. con-
siderng menace from air conquered.
l-American First army pushes five miles
into German territory.
12-Romania granted armistice by Allies.
13-Russians reach border of Czechoslo.
III. S. Third feet attacks Cebu and Ne.
gros Islands of the Philippines.
16-Second Quebec conference ends Plans
for quick finish of European war and OF
marshaling of forces for Japanese front
are made.
1s-Finnish armstice signed by Russia and
Finland.
0-Russians take Tallinn. capital of Estonia.
30-Russians gain 60-mile-wide bridgehead
October
calais. French channel port falls to AL
aSiegfried line preached at Uebach by
U. S. Fifth army.
~. s. bombers raid Borneo oil fields.
6-Russians cross Hungarian border.
11-East Prussian border reached by Rus
III. s. troops enter Aachen. important
oo-AMERIcAN FORCES UNDER GEN
MACARTHUR INVADE PHILIPPINES.
LANDING ON LEYTE ISLAND;
Churchill ends
8-U. s. navy meets and defeats huge Jap
fleet between Philippines and Formosa.
November
+An German forces driven from Greece
7-Japs gain in China. advancing on rail-
city Of Liuchow. Meanwhile. British
troops drive back Japs In Burma.
11-U. S. planes sink eight Jap warships.
14-British bombers sink Tirpitz. famous
German battleship. In Norwegian port.
16-Great Allied drive launched on 300.mile
front from Holland to Vosges.
7o-French troops reach Rhine river in
plunge through Belfort gap.
1l-Lieut. Gen. Patton leads Third army In
drive q miles beyond Metz.
A-B-29s bomb Tokyo factories from base In
Marianas. 1850 miles away.
H-Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark Is made com.
mander In chief Of U. s. army forces In
Italy.
0-U, s. Third army attacks forts at Saar.
brucken. Saarlautern. and MerZig.
First and Ninth armies capture border
0-U. s. planes sink 10 Jap transports and
three destroyers. drowning 1000 near
Levte.