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1 August 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.
8 of 16 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Guam
111 Amphib Corps continues to pursue enemy northward, reaching 0-2 phase line beyond Agana-Pago Bay road.
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Mediterranean
AFHQ changes code word for invasion of S France from ANVIL to DRAGOON. Plans for the operation are largely completed by this time.
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The Americans complete the capture of the island of Tinian.
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The Warsaw Uprising, staged by the Polish Home Army, begins: the Polish people rise up, expecting aid from the approaching Soviet Union armies, but it never comes.
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The Red Army isolates the Baltic States from East Prussia by taking Kaunas.
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Berlin
Cancelled British-American military operation that was planned for August 1944.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 164 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-08-01, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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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