Editing 1944 (section)

====February====
* [[February 1]] - [[United States]] troops land in the [[Marshall Islands]].
* [[February 3]] - [[United States]] troops capture the [[Marshall Islands]].
* [[February 7]] - In [[Anzio]], [[Italy|Italian]] forces launch a counteroffensive.
* [[February 14]] - [[SHAEF]] headquarters established in Britain by General [[Eisenhower]]
* [[February 14]] - Anti-[[Japan]]ese revolt on [[Java (island)|Java]].
* [[February 15]] - [[Battle of Monte Cassino]] - the monastery atop [[Monte Cassino]] is destroyed by Allied bombing.
* [[February 17]] - [[Battle of Eniwetok Atoll]] begins. The battle ended in an American victory on [[February 22]].
* [[February 20]] - "Big Week" begins with American bomber raids on [[Germany|German]] [[aircraft]] manufacturing centers.
* [[February 20]] - The [[United States]] takes [[Eniwetok]] Island.
* [[February 29]] - The [[Admiralty Islands]] are invaded in the American General [[Douglas MacArthur]]-led [[Operation Brewer]].