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Events on Monday 21 August 1944 2
1944Falaise PocketGerman forces trapped in NormandyAllied armies encircled the German Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Army near Falaise. Tens of thousands of German soldiers were killed or captured before the gap was closed. The defeat ended the Battle of Normandy and opened the route to the Seine.
1944Dumbarton Oaks ConferenceAllies draft the blueprint for the United NationsDelegations from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and China met in Washington, D.C. to draft proposals for a postwar international organisation. They agreed a structure that included a Security Council with permanent members. Their proposals became the basis for the UN Charter adopted in 1945.