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Events on Friday 21 July 1944 2
1907 – 1944Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944)Died 21 July 1944, aged 36German army officer who planted the bomb at the Wolf's Lair in the 20 July attempt to kill Hitler. He was a leading figure in the military resistance. He was shot by firing squad in Berlin shortly after midnight when the coup failed.
1944Battle of GuamUS forces retake GuamUS Marines and Army troops landed on Guam and recaptured it from Japan after three weeks of fighting. The island had been a US territory until Japan seized it in December 1941. Guam became a major base for the bombing campaign against Japan.