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Today in World War II History—February 1, 1944

Thursday, February 1, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Gen. Omar Bradley, Adm. Bertram Ramsay, Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Gen. Bernard Montgomery, Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, and Gen. Walter Bedell Smith at a SHAEF conference in London, England, 1 Feb 1944 (Imperial War Museum TR 1541)

Gen. Omar Bradley, Adm. Bertram Ramsay, Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Gen. Bernard Montgomery, Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, and Gen. Walter Bedell Smith at a SHAEF conference in London, England, 1 Feb 1944 (Imperial War Museum TR 1541)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 1, 1944: Countdown to D-Day: Allied leaders issue Neptune Initial Joint Plan for D-day, including a 5-division front.

US Marines land on Roi & Namur in Kwajalein Atoll in Marshall Islands.

Forces Françaises de l’Intérieur (FFI) is officially established, unifying resistance fighters in France and Free French troops abroad.

Article by Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty published in Journal of Experimental Medicine identifies the “transforming factor” as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

US landing craft approaching Namur, 1 February 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

US landing craft approaching Namur, 1 February 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

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