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15 February 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.
8 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Italy
ACMF: In U.S. Fifth Army area, VI Corps is reorganizing and strengthening beachhead to meet threat of enemy counteroffensive. 36th Engrs now hold part of Moletta R line, replacing most of 157th Inf.
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Marshall Is.
Eniwetok Expeditionary Group (TG 51.11 under Adm Hill) leaves Kwajalein for Eniwetok.
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Soviet Leningrad Front initiates the Narva Offensive, February 15-28.
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The Soviet bridgehead on the west coast of Lake Peipus is annihilated.
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The Narva Offensive begins.
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The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 105 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-02-15, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, RAF. Targets included BURMA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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