25 June 1944
War at Sea
German submarine U-269 sunk off Torquay
Western Front
Street fighting begins in Cherbourg
General Marie Pierre Koenig is appointed to command the French Forces of the Interior (FFI)
Italy
French troops of the 5th Army cross the Orcia river
Eastern Front
Soviet troops break the Finnish defensive line at Tali
General of Infantry Franz Boehme takes command of Second 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), 25 June 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1944_06_25.html
