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4 July 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.
7 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Italy
U.S. Seventh Army moves to Naples in preparation for invasion of S France.
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Saipan
VAC completes drive to northern neck of Saipan and prepares for final phase of battle in which 2 divs will advance NE on Marpi Pt and its airfield.
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Operation Bagration
Between 22 June and 4 July 1944, Army Group Centre lost 25 divisions and 300,000 men.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 101 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-04, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 477 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-07-04, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ROMANIA, ITALY.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 305 Allied sorties (71 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-07-04, 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.
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