Events on August 2 in history

Convoy HX 300 (August 2, 1944)

World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.

Convoy HX 300 was the 300th of the numbered series of World War II HX convoys of merchant ships from Halifax to Liverpool. It started its journey on 17 July 1944 and was the largest convoy of the war, comprising 166 ships.

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Convoy HX 300
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Events on 1944

10 Apr

Auschwitz concentration camp
Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
13 Apr

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established.
26 Jun

RAF
World War II: San Marino, a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 civilian deaths.
26 Aug

Charles de Gaulle
World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
31 Dec

Nazi Germany
World War II: Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany.

Events on August 2 in history

Convoy HX 300 (August 2, 1944)

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Events on 1944

Auschwitz concentration camp

Soviet Union

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Charles de Gaulle

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