19th February 1944
Accidents occurred during training exercises in Northern Ireland. In a single week in February 1944, the U.S. Army lost 5 soldiers in such tragic circumstances.
15th February 1944
Remembering airmen Sergeant Ernest Bramwell Blair of Co. Armagh and American First Lieutenant Daniel Bernard "Bud" Bleser who both died on 15th February 1944.
13th February 1944
Private John Morrison of Portadown, Co. Armagh served in The Pioneer Corps. He died on 13th February 1944 while undergoing treatment at the Armagh Sanitorium.
10th February 1944
On 10th February 1944, Lt. Bainbridge pictured Lieutenant General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland.
8th February 1944
On 8th February 1944, 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment sustained casualties during the Battle of the Admin Box as enemy forces shelled their position.
1st February 1944
Remembering those with connections to Northern Ireland who died on 1st February while serving in armies, navies, and air forces in the Second World War.
19th January 1944
2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were among the first Allied units to cross the Gustav Line, crossing the Garigliano Valley on 19th January 1944.
18th January 1944
On 18th January 1944, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers engaged in fighting across the Garigliano River as the attempted to break the Gustav Line.
17th January 1944
On 17th January 1944, X Corps began their attack across the Garigliano River. Among them under 5th Division was 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
In January 1944, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as part of X Corps became the first Allied unit to break through the German Army's Gustav Line.
5th January 1944
On 5th January 1944, Stinson Reliant I FK914 crashed on Sawel Mountain, Co. Londonderry causing the deaths of three aircrew from No. 878 Naval Air Squadron.
On 5th January 1944, Stinson Reliant I FK914 crashed on the slopes on Mount Sawel, Co. Londonderry killing three young members of No. 878 Naval Air Squadron.
