31 Dec 1944;
- Cruiser Köln was damaged by Allied aerial attacks. [Main Article | CPC]
- The British Home Guard was officially disbanded. [CPC]
- One B-17 Flying Fortress bomber of USAAF 8th Air Force attacked Helgoland, Germany. [Main Article | CPC]
- German troops launched Operation Sylvester/Operation Nordwind, attacking south near Strasbourg, France. [TH]
- Otto Skorzeny arrived at Wolfsschanze in East Prussia, Germany. He received care for his wounded left eye from Hitler's personal doctor Stumpfecker. Later in the day, he reported to Hitler regarding his commando mission during the Ardennes Offensive. As he departed, Wilhelm Keitel invited him to remain to join the rest of the German leaders for the New Year's celebration, but Skorzeny declined, opting to re-join his men in Cologne, Germany instead. [Main Article | CPC]
Belgium
US troops re-captured Rochefort, Belgium, while the US Third Army began an offensive from Bastogne. [Main Article | TH]
Hungary
The Hungarian Provisional Government switched sides and declared war on Germany. [Main Article | CPC]
United Kingdom
German V-2 rocket hit near the intersection of Stroud Green Road and Stapledon Hall Road in Crouch Hill, London, England, United Kingdom at 2340 hours, killing 15 and seriously injuring 34. 15 homes were destroyed by this attack. This rocket was the 382nd, and the last, rocket to hit England in 1944. [CPC]
Children of Envoys Greet U.S. (1944)
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