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Timeline 1944 - month by month
Pre-D Day
Formation and training, in Britain, before entering Europe.
June 1944
Arriving in Normandy, initial actions and missions.
July 1944
Fighting southward to Villebaudon and role in the Normandy breakout.
August 1944
The race east across France to the outskirts of Paris.
September 1944
Continuing east, from north of Paris and into Belgium.
October 1944
Crossing Belgium and initial fighting on German soil.
November 1944
Bogged down in Germany. Hürtgen Forest & Operation Queen.
December 1944
Hürtgen Forest, then back into Belgium and the battle for Humain.
An overview of the journey taken by the 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron in 1944