20 Jul 1944
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Ludwig Beck passed away.
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20 Jul 1944
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French troops began withdrawing from Italy in preparation for the invasion of southern France.
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20 Jul 1944
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The British Operation Goodwood in France was stalled by heavy weather; thus far, over 400 tanks were lost.
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20 Jul 1944
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USS Hoe fired 4 torpedoes at a Japanese freighter, scoring no hits.
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20 Jul 1944
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USS Astoria arrived at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.
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20 Jul 1944
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Benito Mussolini met with Adolf Hitler at Rastenburg, East Prussia, Germany shortly after the failed assassination attempt on Hitler.
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20 Jul 1944
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The US Army formed the Pearl Harbor Board to analyze the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii of 7 Dec 1941.
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20 Jul 1944
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Allied aircraft attacked German submarine U-965 in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 1 and wounding 1.
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20 Jul 1944
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German submarine U-861 sank Brazilian troop transport Vital de Oliviera off Brazil.
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20 Jul 1944
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Austrian-born Oberfeldwebel Hermann Buchner was awarded the Knight's Cross medal for 600 combat sorties and 456 aerial victories. Buchner would survive the war with a combined total of 58 kills (four of these whilst flying Me 262 jet fighters), plus 46 tanks and one armoured train destroyed.
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20 Jul 1944
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Canadian corvette HMCS Cobalt completed its forecastle extension work at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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20 Jul 1944
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US Far East Air Force B-24 bombers attacked Yap, Caroline Islands.
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20 Jul 1944
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6 US B-17 bombers were launched after sundown to drop propaganda leaflets over France while 12 B-24 bombers dropped supplies to resistance fighters.
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20 Jul 1944
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British destroyer HMS Isis was sunk, either by a German naval mine or by a German Neger manned torpedo off Normandy, France.
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20 Jul 1944
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Canadian frigate HMCS Matane was damaged by a glider bomb off Brest, France, killing 2.
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20 Jul 1944
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Operation Valkyrie was launched to assassinate Hitler and to overthrow the Nazi German government. It failed, leading to the arrest and execution of many who became implicated in the plot.
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20 Jul 1944
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Bombers of US 8th Air Force in Britain and US 15th Air Force in Italy attacked Dessau, Kothen, Leipzig, Nordhuasen, Rudolstadt, Merseburg, Bad Nauheim, Koblenz, and many other targets across Germany.
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20 Jul 1944
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German submarine U-3001 was commissioned into service.
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20 Jul 1944
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The keel of German submarine U-2335 was laid down.
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20 Jul 1944
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Light carrier Ryuho completed her flight deck repairs and exited the drydocks at Kure, Japan.
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20 Jul 1944
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PB4Y-1 Liberator bombers of US Navy Patrol Bomber Squadron 109 from Saipan, Mariana Islands attacked Iwo Jima, Haha Jima, and Chichi Jima in the Bonin Islands.
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20 Jul 1944
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P-47 aircraft of US 7th Air Force continued to attack Japanese positions on Tinian while US Navy warships bombarded Guam in the Mariana Islands. Meanwhile, underwater demolition teams conducted their final missions to remove obstacles on the invasion beaches at Asan and Agat on Guam.
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20 Jul 1944
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British destroyer HMS Crescent was launched at Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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20 Jul 1944
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British minesweeper HMS Jewel was launched.
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20 Jul 1944
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British boom defense vessel HMS Precise was launched.
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20 Jul 1944
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British submarine HMS Vengeful was launched.
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20 Jul 1944
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British destroyers HMS Whirlwind was commissioned into service.
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20 Jul 1944
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British destroyers HMS Zest was commissioned into service.
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20 Jul 1944
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The staff at the Los Alamos site of the Manhattan Project shifted focus to work on the implosion mechanism for the atomic bomb.
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20 Jul 1944
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US escort carrier Gilbert Islands was launched.
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20 Jul 1944
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US submarine USS Tigrone was launched.
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20 Jul 1944
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USS Marcus Island embarked US Navy squadron VC-21 at San Diego, California, United States.
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