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17 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 12 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Eniwetok Atoll
Adm Hill’s Eniwetok Expeditionary Group (TG 51.11) invades Eniwetok Atoll (Operation CATCHPOLE) after preliminary naval gunfire, air bombardment, and minesweeping operations.
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American Marines land on Eniwetok.
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The Battle of Eniwetok begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
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Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
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Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
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Chuuk Lagoon
1944 United States naval operation during World War II.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 60 Allied sorties (10 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-02-17, 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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17 February in other years 19401941194219431945
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