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1 April 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.
7 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Caroline Is.
TF 58 concludes 3-day action against W Carolines, having made air attacks on the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi, Ngulu, and Woleai. During the attacks, Japanese lose about 150 aircraft either on the ground or in the air.
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Italy
AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army area, 509th Para Inf Bn leaves Anzio beachhead. 504th Para Inf has already left there to rejoin 82d A/B Div.
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Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
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Madang
1944 battle of New Guinea campaign of World War II.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 43 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-04-01, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 473 Allied sorties (28 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-04-01, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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