Today in World War II History—August 27, 1944
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

75 Years Ago—August 27, 1944: The final group of Chindits, British commandos operating behind Japanese lines in Burma, is evacuated to India.
Germans fire 97 V-1 buzz bombs at England, but 87 are downed by antiaircraft guns, barrage balloons, or fighter planes.