World War II Timeline: October 1944

A dated guide to 5 documented events in October 1944, with links to individual historical records.

Dated historical records

Entries below follow the dates recorded in the WWII CHRONOS archive. Each linked title opens the original historical entry, including its source reference.

1. 1944-10-02 — Warsaw Uprising Ends — After two months of fighting, Polish insurgents end organised resistance.
2. 1944-10-06 — Fighting at the Dukla Pass — Soviet and Czechoslovak troops enter Slovakia.
3. 1944-10-07 — Sonderkommando Uprising at Auschwitz — Prisoners of the Sonderkommando stage an uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
4. 1944-10-20 — Landings on Leyte — American forces begin the return to the Philippines with landings on Leyte.
5. 1944-10-23 — Battle of Leyte Gulf — One of the largest naval battles in history.

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