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17 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.

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  1. Admiralty Is.

    2d Sq, 7th Cav, having completed mop up of its assigned portion of Manus I., begins movement to Hauwei I. CBI-Gen Stilwell orders Gen Chennault to defend B-29 bases at Cheng-tu as a primary mission.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  2. Japanese launch Operation Ichi-Go with over 600,000 men in central China. The objective is to conquer areas where American bombers are located. The first phase is the Battle of Central Henan.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  3. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 130 Allied sorties (24 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-04-17, 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.

  4. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 617 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-04-17, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  5. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 158 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-04-17, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 11th Air Force, RNZAF.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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