Today in World War II History—January 15, 1944
Monday, January 15, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Jan. 15, 1944: The Allied Winter Line campaign in Italy is complete as the Germans retreat over the Rapido River to the Gustav Line.
Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker assumes command of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (US Twelfth & Fifteenth Air Forces, as well as RAF, Italian, and French air units in the Mediterranean).
New songs in Top Ten: “My Ideal” and “Star Eyes.”