The Fourth Moscow Conference began, with Churchill, Stalin (of course), and W. Averell Harriman in attendance. The Allies, knowing that victory was coming, discussed post war Europe.
Polish delegates attended some of the meetings.
As odd as it may seem, to many in Germany, the coming defeat was not yet a mental reality. There's a lesson in there about believing what you want to believe, in spite of the evidence.
The St. Louis Cardinals took the 1944 World Series in the sixth game.
Infantrymen take break in fighting to enjoy coffee and doughnuts offered by Red Cross girls of Clubmobile "General Lee" somewhere in Luxembourg. 9 October, 1944.
The Canadian 3d Division landed at Breskens on the south bank of the Scheldt.
A U.S. task force bombarded Marcus Island.
French Naval Minister Jacquinot, accompanied by ranking French naval officers, inspects a tank destroyer unit of the 2nd Free French Armored Division, manned by French marines, somewhere in France. 9 October, 1944.
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