This Day in History: 1944-04-14

The 1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz.  Freighter “SS Fort Stikene” explodes in Bombay India, killing 1,376.  General  Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force.  Greek Colonel Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos forms government.