Today in World War II History—June 24, 1944

French partisans, August 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—June 24, 1944: Danish Schalburg Corps (Nazi) sets fire to Royal Danish porcelain factory and sets off bombs in Tivoli Gardens, in retaliation for resistance attack on Riffelsyndikatet and fireworks at Tivoli, destroying places dear to Danes.

Free French forces begin to leave Italy to prepare for Operation Anvil, the invasion of southern France.

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