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6 January 1944
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
6 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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ETO
Gen Order No. I of USSAFE names Maj Gen Frederick L. Anderson and Brig Gen Hugh J. Knerr as deputy commanders for operations and administration, respectively.
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New Britain
ADC Group, renewing southward attack, clears Hill 150, S of Target Hill. Gen Cunningham reports to Gen Krueger the presence of enemy positions near Arawe beachhead.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 391 Allied sorties (18 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-01-06, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 117 Allied sorties (16 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-01-06, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 8 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-01-06, flown by USAAF 8th Air Force. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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