Today in World War II History—June 30, 1944

View looking west on Omaha Beach, Normandy, during resupply operations, 1 July 1944 (US National Archives: SC 206826)

80 Years Ago—June 30, 1944: Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay declares the conclusion of Operation Neptune, the naval portion of Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy.

US secures island of Biak off New Guinea.

In Copenhagen, Denmark, labor strikes spread to a general strike as a wave of Danish sabotage and rioting continues in response to increased German crackdowns; Germans cut off gas, water, electricity, and radio, and close roads out of the city.

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