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Today in World War II History—July 24, 1944

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
US Marines landing on Tinian, 24 July 1944 (US Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections: COLL/3948)

US Marines landing on Tinian, 24 July 1944 (US Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections: COLL/3948)

80 Years Ago—July 24, 1944: Soviets liberate first Nazi German concentration camp, at Majdanek near Lublin in occupied Poland.

US Marines land on Tinian in the Marianas.

Movie premiere of The Seventh Cross, starring Spencer Tracy and married couple Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy in their first film together.

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