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25 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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Italy

ACMF: In U.S. Fifth Army’s VI Corps area, 3d Div attacks with 1st Bn of 30th Inf up Campomorto-Cisterna road and with 2d Bn of 15th up Conca-Cisterna road until stopped by enemy strongpoints.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
U.S.

U.S. Third Army is relieved at Fort Houston, Texas, by U.S. Fourth Army at midnight 25-26.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
USSR

Red Army troops SW of Leningrad capture Krasnogvardeisk rail junction.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 36348, page 491, published 1944-01-25: "is Order be forthwithregistered by the Registrar of the said Diocese ofHereford.E. C. E. Leadbitter.

Source The London Gazette (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 57 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-01-25, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

THOR mission records show at least 342 Allied sorties (27 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-01-25, 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.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 223 Allied sorties (39 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-01-25, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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Entries

ACMF: In U.S. Fifth Army’s VI Corps area, 3d Div attacks with 1st Bn of 30th Inf up Campomorto-Cisterna road and with 2d Bn of 15th up Conca-Cisterna road until stopped by enemy strongpoints.

U.S. Third Army is relieved at Fort Houston, Texas, by U.S. Fourth Army at midnight 25-26.

Red Army troops SW of Leningrad capture Krasnogvardeisk rail junction.

Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 36348, page 491, published 1944-01-25: "is Order be forthwithregistered by the Registrar of the said Diocese ofHereford.E. C. E. Leadbitter.

THOR mission records show at least 57 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-01-25, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 342 Allied sorties (27 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-01-25, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 223 Allied sorties (39 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-01-25, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force.

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