Chronology of World War II
The AK surrenders to Germans
Monday, October 2, 1944 www.onwar.com

General Bors surrenders to the GermansIn Occupied Poland... The Warsaw uprising, led by the Polish Home Army (AK), comes to an end. An estimated 200,000 Poles have died in the fighting. Most of central Warsaw is in ruins.

On the Western Front... The US 1st Army (part of US 12th Army Group) launches an offensive against the German-held Siegfried Line between Aachen, to the south, and Geilenkirchen, to the north.

In the Palau Islands... On Peleliu, pockets of Japanese resistance on Mount Amiangal are cleared. Fighting around Mount Umurbrogol continues.
This chronological study of the Second World War provides a comprehensive day-by-day account of WWII. While focused on the military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and political history as well. Some Holocaust related events are already recorded and additional updates are pending. In so far as possible, the images included in this presentation are pictures from the given days. Additional information and images are welcome through the feedback form found on the index.