The temperature on March 21, 1944 was between -1.0 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
February 17 » World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
February 22 » World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog.
February 24 » Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese-occupied Burma.
March 18 » Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers.
March 24 » Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
August 20 » World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
Day of death March 24, 1944
The temperature on March 24, 1944 was between 2.5 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
August 5 » World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
September 6 » World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.
October 11 » The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union.
October 12 » World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.
October 19 » United States forces land in the Philippines.
November 19 » World War II: Thirty members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend the town of Vianden against a larger Waffen-SS attack in the Battle of Vianden.
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