Today in World War II History—March 26, 1944
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Mar. 26, 1944: In Italy, the New Zealand Corps is disbanded at Cassino and sent to the Adriatic Coast to recover.
Soviets reach River Pruth at the Romanian border.
Germans and Milice (pro-Nazi French police) attack Maquis (French resistance) hideout on Glières Plateau in Haute-Savoie region, causing over 400 Maquis to scatter; 125 Maquis killed or executed, 700 Germans & 150 Milice killed.