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.
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During the Second World War, on 1st January 1944, The Showgrounds, Newry, Co. Down became "The Lonestar Field" as rival military teams played American football.
1st January 1944
On 1st January 1944, a U.S. Navy team took to the football field in Newry Co. Down to challenge their U.S. Army counterparts for the "Potato Bowl" trophy.
Co. Down
During the Second World War, the town of Newry in Co. Down hosted members of the American forces, some of whom played American football at The Showgrounds.
20th December 1943
In December 1943, a Vickers Wellington bomber came down in Co. Kerry, Éire. The graves of the six Polish crew members of R.A.F. 304 Squadron are in Belfast.
On 20th December 1943, a Vickers Wellington bomber came down in Co. Kerry, Éire. The graves of the Polish crew members of R.A.F. 304 Squadron are in Belfast.
On 20th December 1943, a Vickers Wellington came down on Mount Brandon in Co. Kerry, Ireland killing all six Polish crew members from R.A.F. 304 Squadron.
