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31 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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France
21 Army Group: In U.S. First Army’s VIII Corps area, 6th Armd Div’s CCR, attacking in coastal sector, overruns Granville and entire div moves SE to Avranches area.
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Guam
3d Mar and 77th Inf Divs begin pursuit of enemy northward, 3d Mar on left, and reach first phase line, extending generally from Agana on W to Yona on E, without trouble except for skirmish at Yona, where 77th Div meets some enemy troops.
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Operation Cobra
Lô breakthrough, 25-31 July On the morning of 26 July, the U.S.
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Operation Cobra
General Sir Bernard Montgomery, commanding all Allied ground forces in Normandy, intended Caen to be taken on D-Day, while Cherbourg was expected to fall 15 days later.
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Operation Cobra
The 4th Armored Division (VIII Corps), entering combat for the first time, captured Coutances but met stiff opposition east of the town and U.S.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 104 Allied sorties (24 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-07-31, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 742 Allied sorties (30 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-07-31, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included ROMANIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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