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23 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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  2. Guam

    3d Mar Div fights stubbornly to expand N beachhead; completes occupation of Cabras I., where guns are emplaced to support future operations. 306th Inf, 77th Div, lands at Agat and begins relief of 1st Prov Mar Brig in S beachhead.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. Italy

    AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, 34th Div finishes clearing to the Arno with little difficulty; 363d Inf takes Marina di Pisa by 0330 and reaches S Pisa below the Arno by 1330. All bridges over the Arno have been destroyed.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  4. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 139 Allied sorties (28 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-23, 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.

  5. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 244 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-07-23, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, HUNGARY, ROMANIA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  6. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 197 Allied sorties (43 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-07-23, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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