Today in World War II History—August 30, 1944
Friday, August 30, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

75 Years Ago—August 30, 1944: British Eighth Army launches main attack on Gothic Line in Italy, crossing the Foglia River.
French Provisional Government is established in Paris under Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
Soviets take Ploesti oil fields in Romania, depriving Germans of crucial source of oil.