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4 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 55 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Guam
77th Div succeeds in reaching 0-3 line, overrunning Mt. Barrigada, and makes contact with 3d Mar Div to left, closing dangerous gap. Progress during day is slowed more by terrain than by skirmishes with enemy.
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Italy
AAI: Alters plan of attack on Gothic Line. New plan, OLIVE, calls for main effort by right flank of Br Eighth Army, which will be quietly strengthened, rather than attack against center of enemy’s line as previously planned.
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Rennes, France, is liberated by American forces.
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Vistula-Oder offensive
Nevertheless, they remained dangerous opponents for some weeks longer, especially when allowed or forced to concentrate in limited areas.
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Vistula-Oder offensive
The officer was eventually liberated along with other prisoners in South Tyrol by the US Army in May 1945.
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Vistula-Oder offensive
In a little over two weeks, the Red Army had advanced from the Vistula to the Oder, only from Berlin, which was undefended.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 140 Allied sorties (30 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-08-04, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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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