Today in World War II History—April 5, 1944
Friday, April 5, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

Stella Romana oil refinery at Ploesti, Romania after US 15th Air Force bombing, 1944 (USAF photo)
75 Years Ago—April 5, 1944: US Strategic Air Forces (in England and Italy) begins campaign against German oil production: US Fifteenth Air Force sends 334 bombers to oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania.
In Hungary, all Jews are required to wear yellow stars.