Today in World War II History—June 20, 1944

US 79th Infantry Division using 155-mm howitzer in assault on Cherbourg, June 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

Patch of the US Tenth Army, WWII

80 Years Ago—June 20, 1944: US First Army besieges Cherbourg, France.

Soviets take Viipuri, Finland, opening Gulf of Finland to Soviet ships.

US Tenth Army is activated under Lt. Gen. Simon Buckner; will fight on Okinawa.

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