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17 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.
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Falaise pocket
The Allies were forewarned by Ultra signals intercepts, and although the offensive continued until 13 August, the threat of Operation Lüttich had been ended within 24 hours.
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Falaise pocket
<br />Poland: <br /><br />of which 2,300 for the 1st Armoured Division.
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Falaise pocket
Shulman, Wilmot and Ellis estimated that the remnants of were in the pocket.
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New Guinea
On Noemfoor, 503d Para Inf regains contact with enemy and overcomes last organized resistance. On Biak, 1st Bn of 186th Inf less Co B but reinf by Co E, lands from LCM’s at Wardo Bay against token resistance.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 167 Allied sorties (31 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-08-17, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA, BURMA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 252 Allied sorties (43 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-08-17, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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