Admiralty Is.
SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
21 April 1944
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
About this page
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 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
Join us on Discord (opens external site)
Entries
-
-
Burma
In NCAC area, TF called END RUN is organized for drive on Myitkyina, combining Ch troops with Americans of depleted GALAHAD Force.
-
The Badoglio government in Italy falls and he is quickly asked to form another.
-
An Allied air raid on Paris kills a large number of civilians.
-
China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 168 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-04-21, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, RAF, USAAF 14th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
-
Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 318 Allied sorties (55 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-04-21, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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.
The full list for this date is being cleaned and will return soon.
Sources listed with each entry. Spotted an error? Tell us.
21 April in other years 1941194219431945
Talk about it
Discuss each day's entries and suggest sources in the Zero Hour community.