War Diaries 1944 DVD In this sixth film of the series, 1944, the time had come for the beginning of the end of World War II. Chart the progress of the Allies as they regained ground throughout Italy, while the Russians pushed ever westwards towards Poland, forcing the Nazi occupiers to head for home. The Americans were also making progress in the Pacific with strong counter offensives, steadily recovering ground lost earlier to the Japanese. However, the most important event of 1944 was the Allied Landings of D Day, June the 6th, on the beaches of Normandy, and despite there still being many miles to go before the Allies reached Berlin, Hitler's days were now definitely numbered. This is modern history at its most evocative, recorded for posterity by the people who lived through this incredible time and survived to tell the tale.