26 August 1944

August

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Western Front

Allied forces begin to advance east from their Seine bridgeheads

French troops liberate Tarascon and Avignon

De Gaulle survives an assassination attempt

Eastern Front

The Bulgarian government announces that Bulgaria is withdrawing from the war and that German troops in Bulgaria will be disarmed

Occupied Europe

Hitler orders the evacuation of Greece


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 26 August 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1944_08_26.html

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