16 August 1944

August

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Burma front

Last Japanese resistance in India ends

Western Front

Canadian troops surround Falaise

Eastern Front

Colonel General Erhard Raus takes command of Third Panzer Army

Books

Hitler's Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, Robert Kirchubel. A 'unit history' written on the largest scale, tracing the campaigns fought by the four Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, from their roles in the early German victories, to their eventual defeat and destruction in the ruins of the Reich. A very useful contribution to the literature on the Eastern Front. [read full review]
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 16 August 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1944_08_16.html

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