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Today in World War II History—April 11, 1944

Thursday, April 11, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Allied map showing German gun emplacements and defenses at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, dated 21 April 1944 and used in preparations for D-day (Imperial War Museum MH 24806)

Allied map showing German gun emplacements and defenses at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, dated 21 April 1944 and used in preparations for D-day (Imperial War Museum MH 24806)

80 Years Ago—April 11, 1944: Countdown to D-day: Lt. Col. James Rudder submits plan for US 2nd Ranger Battalion’s assault on Pointe du Hoc in Normandy on D-day. Read more: “The Land Beneath Us Tour of Pointe du Hoc.”

Due to increasing instances of sabotage in factories by the French, the German SS orders public execution as the penalty for sabotage.

Soviets take Kerch in Ukraine.

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