The temperature on April 21, 1944 was between 5.0 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 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 19 » World War II: The German army occupies Hungary.
June 22 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
July 17 » World War II: At Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery in Normandy Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is seriously injured by allied aircraft while returning to his headquarters.
August 12 » Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.
September 17 » World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units.
December 16 » World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.
Day of death December 21, 1944
The temperature on December 21, 1944 was between 2.6 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
June 20 » World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".
June 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
September 8 » World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
October 2 » World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
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