Today in World War II History—January 2, 1944
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Jan. 2, 1944: US Sixth Army lands at Saidor, New Guinea, finds little opposition, takes harbor and airfield, cutting off 12,000 troops of Japanese 18th Army.
Countdown to D-day: Gen. Bernard Montgomery arrives in England to take command of Allied 21 Army Group for D-day.
In the Solomon Islands, US launches an offensive on New Britain from Cape Gloucester.