Wars, battles and sieges519
- Normandy landingsBattles
- Battle of the Bulge1944–1945 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation OverlordWars & conflicts
- Operation BagrationWars & conflicts
- Lapland War1944–1945 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Market GardenWars & conflicts
- Battle of Monte CassinoBattles
- Liberation of ParisBattles
- Battle of Leyte GulfBattles
- Operation DragoonWars & conflicts
- Battle of AachenBattles
- Battle of the Philippine SeaBattles
- Siege of Budapest1944–1945 · Battles
- Philippines campaign of 1944–19451944–1945 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of AnzioBattles
- Battle of PeleliuBattles
- Belgrade offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of Hürtgen Forest1944–1945 · Battles
- Battle of SaipanBattles
- Jassy–Kishinev OffensiveWars & conflicts
- Malmedy massacreWars & conflicts
- Operation Ichi-GoBattles
- Battle of KohimaBattles
- Battle of GuamBattles
- Falaise PocketBattles
- Mariana and Palau Islands campaignWars & conflicts
- massacre of Oradour-sur-GlaneWars & conflicts
- Battle of the ScheldtBattles
- Crimean OffensiveBattles
- Operation CobraWars & conflicts
- Battle of ArnhemBattles
- Operation PanzerfaustWars & conflicts
- Battle of ImphalBattles
- Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattles
- Operation Nordwind1944–1945 · Battles
- Battle for CaenBattles
- Battle of DebrecenBattles
- Battle of TinianBattles
- Battle of Villers-BocageBattles
- Lvov–Sandomierz OffensiveWars & conflicts
+479 less-known, on the globe.
Revolts, massacres and attacks178
- Warsaw UprisingRevolts & coups
- 20 July plotMurders
- deportation of the Crimean TatarsMassacres
- Führerbunker1944–1947 · Attacks
- Slovak National UprisingRevolts & coups
- Nemmersdorf massacreMassacres
- Ardeatine massacreMurders
- Marzabotto massacreMassacres
- Distomo massacreMassacres
- Polish population transfers in 1944–19461944–1946 · Massacres
- Ili Rebellion1944–1949 · Revolts & coups
- Tulle murdersMurders
- Ascq massacreMassacres
- Khaibakh massacreMassacres
- Koniuchy massacreMassacres
- bombing of Bucharest in World War IIAttacks
- Cowra breakoutRevolts & coups
- Indian Ocean raidAttacks
- Palawan massacreMassacres
- Thiaroye MassacreMassacres
- Bombing of Yawata on June 1944Attacks
- Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine1944–1948 · Revolts & coups
- Kremnička massacres1944–1945 · Massacres
- Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–19471944–1947 · Revolts & coups
- Allied bombing of Belgrade (1944)Attacks
- Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La CaineAttacks
- Massacre at 111 Marszałkowska Street in WarsawMassacres
- Massacre in the Jesuit monastery on Rakowiecka Street in WarsawMassacres
- Massacre in the Mokotów prisonMassacres
- Daksa massacreMassacres
- Glinciszki massacreMurders
- Huta Pieniacka massacreMassacres
- Maillé massacreMassacres
- Ochota massacreMassacres
- Pidkamin massacreMassacres
- Sahryń massacreMassacres
- 1944 Greek naval mutinyRevolts & coups
- Aerial Bombing of GorlaAttacks
- Baligród massacreMassacres
- Chortiatis massacreMurders
+138 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires38
- Port Chicago disasterAccidents
- Balvano train disasterAccidents
- Bombay ExplosionFires & explosions
- Torre del Bierzo rail disasterAccidents
- RAF Fauld explosionFires & explosions
- Explosion in Bergen 1944Accidents
- Freckleton Air DisasterAccidents
- Hartford circus fireFires & explosions
- Sinking of the "Rigel"Accidents
- American Airlines Flight 2Accidents
- Soham rail disasterFires & explosions
- 1944 Montreal RAF Liberator VI crashAccidents
- 1944 Örnahusen B-17 Flying Fortress crashAccidents
- Bagley train wreckAccidents
- 1944 Arévalo train crashAccidents
- 1944 explosion in Aarhus.Accidents
- 1944 Haebaru train wreckAccidents
- Avro Lancaster PB202 crash at Nørre VorupørAccidents
- Ilford rail crashAccidents
- Incheon Jungbu Fire StationFires & explosions
- Long Creek Air Tragedy MemorialAccidents
- Moordown air disasterAccidents
- Seoul Yongsan Fire StationFires & explosions
- Stockton train wreckAccidents
- Vereshchyovka train disasterAccidents
- 1944 Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crashAccidents
- 1944 Müncheberg train wreckAccidents
- Aakenustunturi flight accidentAccidents
- crash at Brandven Hoogstraten 1944Accidents
- Explosion near IJzendijkeFires & explosions
- Leith Hill multiple aircraft accidentAccidents
- Porta Westfalica train wreckAccidents
- sinking of SS HansaAccidents
- TWA Flight 277Accidents
- German submarine U-21944–1945 · Accidents
- Junyo Maru disasterAccidents
- LAN Chile Lodestar crashAccidents
- mid-air collision over NørreskovAccidents
Treaties, councils and politics6
- Bretton Woods systemTreaties
- Convention on International Civil AviationTreaties
- Moscow ArmisticeTreaties
- Treaty of PlakaTreaties
- Anglo-Ethiopian AgreementTreaties
- Treaty on Union and Mutual Assistance between the USSR and the French Republic (1944)Treaties
Disasters6
- Typhoon CobraNatural disasters
- 1944 San Juan EarthquakeNatural disasters
- eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1944Natural disasters
- Bolu–Gerede earthquake of 1944Natural disasters
- 1944 Cornwall-Massena earthquakeNatural disasters
- Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake of 1944Natural disasters
Other events2
- deportation of the Chechens and IngushOther events
- Lapland evacuationOther events
Already under way in 1944193
- The Holocaust1933–1945 · Massacres
- Eastern Front1941–1945 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Sino-Japanese War1937–1945 · Wars & conflicts
- Chinese Civil War1927–1950 · Wars & conflicts
- Pacific War1941–1945 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Leningrad1941–1944 · Sieges
- 1948 Palestine war1940–1949 · Wars & conflicts
- Tripartite Pact1940–1945 · Treaties
- Final Solution1941–1945 · Massacres
- Phoney War1939–1958 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of the Atlantic1939–1945 · Battles
- Porajmos1935–1945 · Massacres
- Western Front1939–1945 · Wars & conflicts
- 1948 Arab–Israeli War1940–1949 · Wars & conflicts
- Continuation War1941–1944 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 194465
- Siege of Leningrad1941–1944 · Sieges
- Continuation War1941–1944 · Wars & conflicts
- Bengal famine of 19431943–1944 · Natural disasters
- Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia1942–1944 · Massacres
- Norwegian heavy water sabotage1940–1944 · Wars & conflicts
- Axis occupation of Greece1941–1944 · Wars & conflicts
- Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive1943–1944 · Wars & conflicts
- Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign1943–1944 · Wars & conflicts
- Ponary massacre1941–1944 · Murders
- Soviet partisans1941–1944 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 194473
- IcelandCoast & islands
- Polish People's RepublicStates & realms
- Thracian Tomb of KazanlakArchaeology
- Omaha BeachCoast & islands
- National Library of KosovoMonuments
- Juno BeachCoast & islands
- Estádio NacionalMonuments
- Sword BeachCoast & islands
- Gold BeachCoast & islands
- Chapultepec CastlePalaces
- BaumanskayaTransport
- ElektrozavodskayaTransport
- German Air Force High CommandGovernment
- PartizanskayaTransport
- SemyonovskayaTransport
- Küçüksu PavillionBuildings
- Democratic Government of AlbaniaSettlements
- Mathematical Research Institute of OberwolfachUniversities
- Victoria PalaceBuildings
- Cerralbo MuseumMonuments
- Malmö OperaTheatres
- Palácio QuitandinhaMonuments
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic SiteMonuments
- 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los AngelesBuildings
- Casa de SerralvesMonuments
- Klong Prem Central PrisonPrisons
- Archaeological Museum of AsturiasArchaeology
- Pioneers Park, BelgradeMonuments
- Freiwilligen-Stamm-DivisionGovernment
- Hannover-Limmer concentration campPrisons
+43 more, on the globe.
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