June 4th, 1944
World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-the first time a U.S. Navy vessel captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century. event on June 04, 1944. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around June 04, 1944
| June 6th, 1944 | Event | World War II: Battle of Normandy begins. D-Day, code named Operation Overlord, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history. |
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