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17 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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  2. France

    21 Army Group: In U.S. First Army’s VII Corps area, 9th Div, against disorganized resistance, breaks through to W coast, sealing off Cotentin Peninsula as attack continues through night 17-18.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. Saipan

    RCT 105, 27th Div, lands but is not committed to action; 2d Bn is attached to 4th Mar Div and 1st to 165th Inf. NTLF commander, Gen Holland Smith, and XXIV Corps Arty commander, Brig Gen Arthur M. Harper, set up CP’s ashore.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 36 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-06-17, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA, BURMA.

    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 105 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-06-17, flown by USAAF 12th 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.

  7. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 216 Allied sorties (49 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-06-17, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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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