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26 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.
6 of 15 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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France
21 Army Group: In U.S. First Army area, VIII Corps joins in Operation COBRA, attacking at 0530 on W flank of army with 8th, 90th, and 83d Divs, from W to E. 8th Div cuts Lessay- Périers road about midway between the 2 towns.
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FRANTIC
U.S. Fifteenth Air Force fighter bombers, while returning to Italy from USSR, make successful sweep over Ploesti-Bucharest area of Rumania.
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The Leningrad Front's Narva Offensive captures the town.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 182 Allied sorties (37 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-26, 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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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 20 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-07-26, flown by USAAF 8th 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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