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German submarine U-413 sunk off Brighton
German submarine U-984 sunk with all hands off Brest
German submarines U-1229 sunk off Newfoundland
US 3rd Army establishes a bridgehead over the Seine near Mantes-Gassingcourt
The Falaise gap is finally closed
The French Resistance rises in Paris
French troops liberate Toulon
De Gaulle moves to France
Soviet troops begin an offensive against Romania, breaking through towards the Danube