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18 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.

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  1. Italy

    AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, 34th Div begins final assault on Leghorn with 135th Inf and attached RCT 363 of 91st Div, latter organized as TF Williamson under Brig Gen Raymond Williamson.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. General Hideki Tojo resigns as chief minister of the Japanese government as the defeats of the Japanese military forces continue to mount. Emperor Hirohito asks General Kuniaki Koiso to form a new government.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  7. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 63 Allied sorties (16 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-18, 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.

  8. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 28 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-07-18, 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.

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