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28 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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Eastern Europe

Troops of First White Russian Front overrun Brest Litovsk. Jaroslaw and Przemysl, on W bank of the San, fall to forces of First Ukrainian Front.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
France

21 Army Group: U.S. First Army orders exploitation of breakthrough and rapid pursuit of disorganized enemy. VII Corps, instead of continuing SW to coast, is to drive S to left of VIII Corps.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Tinian

Marines continue to advance rapidly against light resistance from retreating enemy and clear Gurguan Pt airfield.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
The Red Army take Brest-Litovsk.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 107 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-28, 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.
Mediterranean Theater

THOR mission records show at least 743 Allied sorties (35 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-07-28, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 12th 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.
Theater not recorded

THOR mission records show at least 16 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-07-28, 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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Troops of First White Russian Front overrun Brest Litovsk. Jaroslaw and Przemysl, on W bank of the San, fall to forces of First Ukrainian Front.

21 Army Group: U.S. First Army orders exploitation of breakthrough and rapid pursuit of disorganized enemy. VII Corps, instead of continuing SW to coast, is to drive S to left of VIII Corps.

Marines continue to advance rapidly against light resistance from retreating enemy and clear Gurguan Pt airfield.

The Red Army take Brest-Litovsk.

THOR mission records show at least 107 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-28, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 743 Allied sorties (35 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-07-28, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force.

THOR mission records show at least 16 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-07-28, flown by USAAF 8th Air Force. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

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