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Similarly, Hitler had issued orders to enact a scorched earth policy upon the Netherlands in late 1944, when it became obvious that the Allies were about to retake the country, but Arthur Seyss-Inquart, the Reichskommissar in charge of the Netherlands during its occupation, was able to greatly limit the scope to which the order was executed. [5]
July 23, 1944 Reorganization of Army Group North's command structure 60 July 26, 1944 Defensive measures for the Italian Alps: 61 August 24, 1944 Establishment of defensive positions in the West 62 August 29, 1944 Establishment of defenses along the German northern coastal regions 63 September 1, 1944 Order for the West Wall to be on the ...
Adolf Hitler's directives, or Führer directives (Führerbefehle), were instructions and strategic plans issued by Adolf Hitler himself over the course of World War II.The directives covered a wide range of subjects, from detailed direction of the Armed Forces' operations during World War II, to the governance of occupied territories and their populations.
Order of the German Eagle Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler: 1 May 1937 – 8 May 1945 Awarded with and without swords The number of times the order was awarded is unknown. Cross of Honour of the German Mother Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter: 1939 until 1945 Awarded to exemplary mothers who furnished Germany with Aryan children.
11 August 1943 Mobilized as part of II Corps (United States), Fifth US Army. 23 November 1943 First round fired in action against Germany. 8–16 December 1943 Battle of Mt. Lungo and San Pietro. 6–8 January 1944 Battle for Mt. Porchia and Mt. Chiaia. 15–16 January 1944 Battle for Mt. Trochio; 24 January to 23 March 1944 Battle for Cassino.
The 4th Fighter Group was an American element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force during World War II. [1] [2] The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF. [3]
Formation of the Black Brigades was sanctioned by a Fascist Republican Party decree issued personally by Benito Mussolini, head of PFR and of the RSI government, dated 30 June 1944, stating that all existing fascist armed units were to be enlisted into a military organization called Corpo Ausiliario delle Squadre d'Azione di Camicie Nere, and ...
Jane Huttenloch illustrated "Booby Trap" for The American Magazine (August 1944). Major Goodwin has been working for Army Intelligence for some time already, and has recently concluded a dangerous mission concerning another problem besides the Nazis: greed by munitions contractors jockeying for post-war power, in the present case by industrial espionage concerning an advanced type of grenade.