1940 - 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin)
1941 - German troops conquer Nowgorod, Leningrad
1942 - SS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht Neth
1943 - German occupiers impose 72-hour work week
1943 - Lord Mountbatten appointed Supreme Allied Commander in SE Asia
1943 - Red Army under Gen Vatutin recaptures Achtyrka
1943 - US forces overrun New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II
1944 - France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame
1944 - Paris liberated from Nazi occupation (Freedom Tuesday)
1944 - US 12nd Army corp reaches Troyes
From
http://www.famousfoto.com/history/ww2/