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26 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 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Eastern Europe
Troops of Third Ukrainian Front, advancing along the Prut R toward Galati, reach the Danube. Troops of Second Ukrainian Front are moving through Focsani-Galati gap. Bulgaria begins surrender negotiation with Allies.
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De Gaulle and the Free French parade triumphantly down the Champs-Élysées under some sniper fire.
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Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
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Liberation of Paris
A British AFPU photographer kisses a child before cheering crowds in Paris, 26 August 1944.
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Liberation of Paris
General de Gaulle and his entourage proudly stroll down the Champs Élysées to Notre Dame Cathedral for a Te Deum ceremony following the city's liberation on 26 August 1944.
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Liberation of Paris
BU18.jpg|A British AFPU photographer kisses a child before cheering crowds in Paris, 26 August 1944.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 30 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-08-26, 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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26 August in other years 19401941194219431945
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