Video: 'Allied Invasion of Southern France - Operation Dragoon, the Other D-Day_Full Length WWII Documentary'

(Tuesday, August 15, 1944, just before 8:00 a.m. CET; Operation Dragoon, part of Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and the European Theatre of World War II during World War II) — Thousands of Allied troops, mainly American and French, swarmed on to the south coast of France on a broad front between Marseille and Nice this morning, seized and extended firm beachheads against inconsequential German opposition and, taking high ground inland, drove northward with the avowed intention of joining the Allies in northwestern France. Continue reading Allied forces land in southern France 70 years ago this hour (Aug 15 1944) →

Video: 'THE BATTLE OF GUAM: WORLD WAR II - Military History (documentary)' (Aug. 10, at 41:11)

(Thursday, August 10, 1944 5:30 p.m. ChST; during the Battle of Guam, part of the Pacific War of World War II) — Guam was declared secure by the Allies today as organized Japanese resistance ended, though an estimated 7,500 Japanese soldiers were estimated to be at-large. Continue reading American forces overcome remaining Japanese resistance on Guam 70 years ago this hour (Aug 10 1944) →

Video: '1944 Bretton Woods International Monetary Conference'

(Saturday, July 22, 1944; during World War II) — The Bretton Woods Conference concluded in New Hampshire today with an agreement to establish the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Video: 'THE BATTLE OF GUAM: WORLD WAR II - Military History (documentary)' (July 21, 1944, at 7:20)

(Friday, July 21, 1944, 8:29 a.m. ChST; during the Battle of Guam, part of the Pacific War of World War II) — United States assault troops and sea forces began today the long awaited invasion of the big island of Guam and have established good beachheads against light opposition, although resistance increased in some sectors as the Americans drove inland. Continue reading American forces land on Guam 70 years ago today (July 21 1944) →

(Tuesday, July 18, 1944; during the Pacific War of World War II) — Nine days after the fall of Saipan, Hideki Tojo resigned today as the 40th Prime Minister of Japan and Minister of War because of a series of setbacks suffered by his country in the war, effective July 22, 1944.

Video: 'The Great Port Chicago Explosion'

(Monday, July 17, 1944, 10:20 p.m. PWT; during World War II) — 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed tonight when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California. Another 390 people were injured.

Video: 'Documentary World War 2 II in Colour The Second World War color' (final Allied assault on Saipan at 1:33:34)

(Sunday, July 9, 1944, 4:15 p.m. ChST; during the Battle of Saipan, part of World War II, Pacific War) — The Allied conquest of Saipan Island in Japan’s inner defense line was completed this afternoon, clearing the way for direct strikes to the Japanese mainland by U.S. B-29 bombers. Continue reading American forces secure Saipan as last Japanese defenses fall 70 years ago this hour (July 9 1944) →

Video: 'Documentary World War 2 II in Colour The Second World War color' (July 4, 1944, at 1:27:14)

(Tuesday, July 4, 1944; during the Battle of Saipan, part of World War II, Pacific War) — A U.S. Marine fighting the Japanese for control of Saipan wrote home today, describing the “unforgettable experience” as an “ugly, rotten, dirty business.”

Video: 'Soviet Storm: World War II — In The East. ep. 11. Operation Bagration. StarMedia. 2011' (July 3, 1944, at 23:37)

(Monday, July 3, 1944; during Operation Bagration, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — Soviet forces recaptured Minsk from the Germans today.