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25 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.
8 of 13 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Italy
AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, port of Piombino falls without opposition to 39th Engineers. This is last day of action in Italy for 36th Div. FEC begins crossing the Orcia in strength as enemy opposition diminishes.
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USSR
Soviet forces envelop Vitebsk, trapping 5 enemy divs, and cut Smolensk-Minsk highway.
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The Battle of Tali-Ihantala between Finnish and Soviet troops begins. Largest battle ever to be fought in the Nordic countries.
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United States Navy and British Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
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U.S. Navy and Royal Navy ships bombarded Cherbourg, France, to support U.S. Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
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The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic countries, begins.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 113 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-06-25, 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.
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25 June in other years 19401941194219431945
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