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15 March 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 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Italy
AAI: Allied planes, in greatest air effort yet made in MTO, level Cassino with 1,200 tons of bombs. At noon, heavy arty barrage opens, and under its cover NZ Corps begins third battle of Cassino.
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USSR
Red Army forces break through enemy defenses on right bank of Bug R on wide front.
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The National Council of the French Resistance approves the Resistance programme.
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Americans take Manus Island in the Admiralty chain.
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The third Battle of Monte Cassino begins. The small town of Cassino is destroyed by Allied bombers.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 64 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-03-15, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1,434 Allied sorties (65 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-03-15, 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.
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15 March in other years 19401941194219431945
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