26 June 1944

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War at Sea

German submarine U-317 sunk with all hands off the Shetland Islands.

German submarine U-719 sunk with all hands north west of Ireland

Burma

Allies take Mogaung

Western Front

British troops begin an offensive west of Caen which is repulsed with heavy loses

Italy

8th Army captures Chiusi

China

Japanese troops capture the US airbase at Hengyang


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 26 June 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1944_06_26.html

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