What Happened in Nov 1944

Allied Forces Capture Middelburg

On 6 November, the island's capital Middelburg fell after a calculated gamble on the Allies' part when the German commander was invited to consider... Read more

Second Phase of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest

In this phase, the U.S. 4th Division was to clear the northern half of the forest between Schevenhütte and Hürtgen, capture Hürtgen and advance to... Read more

USS Mount Hood Explosion

At 08:30, 10 November 1944, a party consisting of the communications officer, Lt. Lester H. Wallace, and 17 men left the ship and headed for shore.... Read more

American Forces Capture French City of Metz

The Battle of Metz was a land battle fought between the allied forces and the German forces during World War II. It took place at the city of Metz... Read more

RAF Fauld Explosion

The depot at Fauld became the site of the largest explosion in the UK, when 3,670 tons of bombs stored underground exploded en masse. Two... Read more

Allied Forces Begin Supply Convoys Through the Port of Antwerp

At the end of the five-week offensive, the First Canadian Army had taken 41,043 German prisoners. After the first ship arrived on November 28,... Read more

"Meet Me In St. Louis" Is Released

Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 romantic musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of four sisters living in St. Louis at the time... Read more