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1944 In Germany
Events in the year 1944 in Germany. Incumbent National level Head of State and Chancellor * Adolf Hitler (the Führer) (Nazi Party) Events * 4 January — World War II: The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. * 20 January — World War II: The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin. * 27 January — World War II: The 3-year Siege of Leningrad is lifted. * 29 January — World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place. * 15 February — World War II – Battle of Monte Cassino: A monastery atop Monte Cassino is destroyed by Allied bombing. * 20 February — World War II: The "Big Week" begins with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers. * 26 February — Holocaust: Shooting begins on the Nazi propaganda film, '' The Fuehrer Gives a Village to the Jews'' in Theresienstadt. * 15 March — World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Allied aircraft bomb German-held monastery and stage an assault. * 17 March — World War II: The Nazis execute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |