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7 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.
8 of 14 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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France
21 Army Group: In preparation for all-out assault on Caen by Br Second Army, heavy bombers of RAF BC attack in force, night 7-8, dropping 2,662 tons of bombs on military targets.
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POA
Adm Nimitz orders his commanders to prepare for invasion of S Palaus (Angaur, Peleliu, Ngesebus) on 15 September and of Yap and Ulithi, NE of the Palaus, on 5 October.
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Soviet troops enter Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 149 Allied sorties (32 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-07, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 20th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 821 Allied sorties (50 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-07-07, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-07-07, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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