A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. – John C. Maxwell

LODD’s:

F2004-12

Jan 27, 2004

Fire fighter-paramedic dies after performing physical fitness training – Florida.

F2000-09

Jan 27, 2000

Volunteer fire fighter dies fighting a structure fire at a local residence – Texas.

99-F23

Jan 27, 1998

Lieutenant dies while directing interior ventilation and primary search operations at a fire in a three-story dwelling – Pennsylvania.

History by HIstoryplace.com:

January 27, 1943 – The U.S. 8th Air Force conducted the first all-American bombing raid on Germany as 55 bombers targeted Wilhelmshaven, losing three planes while claiming to have shot down 22 German fighters. The success of this first mission encouraged U.S. military planners to begin regular daylight bombing raids, which eventually resulted in high casualty rates for the American crewmen involved.

January 27, 1944 – Russian Army General Govorov announced the lifting of the Nazi blockade of Leningrad. During the 900-day siege, an estimated one million Russian civilians inside the city died of disease, starvation and relentless German shelling.

January 27, 1945 – The Russian Army liberated Auschwitz death camp near Krakow in Poland, where the Nazis had systematically murdered an estimated 2,000,000 persons, including 1,500,000 Jews.

January 27, 1967 – Three American astronauts were killed as a fire erupted inside Apollo 1 during a launch simulation test at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

January 27, 1973 – U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ended as North Vietnamese and American representatives signed an agreement in Paris. The U.S. agreed to remove all remaining troops within 60 days thus ending the longest war in American history. Over 58,000 Americans had been killed, 300,000 wounded and 2,500 declared missing. A total of 566 prisoners-of-war had been held by the North Vietnamese during the war, with 55 reported deaths.