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9 June 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. Italy

    AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s VI Corps area, 133d Inf of 34th Div overruns Tarquinia. 361st Inf of 91st Div enters line, taking over coastal sector under command of 36th Div. Viterbo falls without a fight to CCA, 1st Armd Div, early in day.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  2. New Guinea

    Engr aviation bns begin building strip on Owi. On Biak, main body of 162d Inf, TF HURRICANE continues W along coast toward Mokmer airfield against heavy fire from East Caves; makes contact with 2d Bn, which reverts to regt.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. No agreement having been reached on their mutual borders, Soviet forces launch an offensive against Finland with the intent of defeating Finland before pushing for Berlin.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 98 Allied sorties (18 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-06-09, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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.

  6. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 505 Allied sorties (52 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-06-09, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 8th Air Force.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

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