Today in World War II History—April 13, 1944
Saturday, April 13, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—April 13, 1944: Countdown to D-day: RAF and US Ninth Air Force begin bombing campaign against gun emplacements in Normandy and elsewhere on French coast to conceal invasion site.
Martial law lifted in US Territory of Hawaii, which had been in place since the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.
Hollywood movie premiere of the documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, directed by William Wyler, about the famous B-17’s 25th mission.