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18 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.
6 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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SWPA
GHQ and CINCPAC-CINCPOA issue operation plans for invasion of Hollandia. Amphibious force (Commodore Lawrence F. Reifsnider), with Emirau landing force embarked, sails from Guadalcanal for target.
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USSR
Red Army units pushing toward Bessarabia reach border with capture of Yampol, on E bank of the Dniester. Forces of First Ukrainian Front, after hard fighting, take Zhmerinka.
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The Red Army approaches the Romanian border.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 54 Allied sorties (10 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-03-18, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1,596 Allied sorties (68 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-03-18, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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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