15 August 1944
War at Sea
German submarine U-741 sunk off Le Havre
Western Front
Start of Operation Anvil, the Allied invasion of Southern France. American and French troops in the US 7th Army land between Toulon and Nice
Eastern Front
Soviet forces are repulsed in the Carpathian passes
Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici takes command of First 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. [
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 15 August 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1944_08_15.html
