Chapter 40 - "Gibbon's Secrets - World War II Time Line 1944

I am going to share a few of the highlights from Reg's Scrapbook - 1944

August 24th, 1944 - Allied forces capture Bordeaux France

August 25th 1944 - The liberation of Paris, by Free French, United States, and British forces happened today.  General Jacques LeClerc accepts the German surrender.

August 26th 1944 - "The Great Liberation Parade" in Paris, led by armored vehicles under the Arc de Triumph.

August 31st 1944 - American forces reach the old French "Maginot Line".

August 31st 1944 - The US Task Force 39 executes raids on Iwo Jima and the Boninei Islands, the West Carolinian, the Plau Islands, Mindanano and the Philippines.

As you can see from the above listing for the last week of August in 1944 - the Allied forces were making positive inroads.  History is so important for us to remember and therefore please share these events with friends and family.  We want to keep alive these memories of World War II to show how important it was for the world.  We should always be proud of our American Heritage and never apologize for these actions.