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19 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.

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  1. New Britain

    Extensive program of patrolling is begun in W New Britain in effort to regain contact with Japanese and secure W part of the island to line Borgen Bay-Itni R. NEW GUINEA-Saidor beachhead is by now reinf with most of RCT 128.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 19 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-01-19, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA, THAILAND OR SIAM.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  6. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 1,122 Allied sorties (49 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-01-19, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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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