28 June 1944
Eastern Front
Soviet troops advance towards Minsk
Field Marshal Model replaced Field Marshal Ernst Busch in command of Army Group Centre
General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck takes command of Fourth Panzer Army
Western Front
The British 2nd Army establishes a bridgehead over the River Odon near Mondrainville
France
Philippe Henriot, a Vichy minister, is assassinated
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), 28 June 1944, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1944_06_28.html
