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Today in World War II History—January 26, 1944

Friday, January 26, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
LSTs landing US troops at Anzio, 22 January 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

LSTs landing US troops at Anzio, 22 January 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Jan. 26, 1944: British landing ship LST-422 is damaged by a mine off Anzio; of 700 aboard, 454 US soldiers & 29 British sailors are killed.

Allied ships are ordered to withdraw from the Anzio beachhead to reduce risk from air raids.

Argentina severs relations with Germany and Japan after a vast Axis spy ring is uncovered in the country.

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