The temperature on June 8, 1944 was between 9.2 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 4 » World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
October 8 » World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.
October 25 » Second World War: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich.
November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
December 16 » World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.
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