18 March 1944

March 1944

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War in the Air

Heaviest RAF raid of the war so far - 3,000 tons of bombs are dropped on Hamburg

Diplomacy

Hitler meets Admiral Horthy, Hungarian leader. German troops enter Hungary on the following day

Italy

New Zealanders launch an unsuccessful tank attack on the monastery at Cassino

Burma

Indian troops are airlifted from the Arakan to Imphal


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 18 March 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1944_03_18.html

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