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23 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.
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Entries
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Italy
ACMF: In U.S. Fifth Army area, VI Corps is placed under command of Gen Truscott. Enemy, continuing limited actions, wipes out those elements of Br 56th Div that have replaced 45th Div in region W of Albano road.
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Marianas
Carrier planes of TF 58 attack enemy positions as planned, damaging shipping and destroying a number of aircraft on the ground and aloft.
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US Navy planes attack the Mariana Islands of Saipan, Guam and Tinian.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 115 Allied sorties (16 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-02-23, flown by RAF, USAAF 10th Air Force. 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 133 Allied sorties (22 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-02-23, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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 10 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-02-23, 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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