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29 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.
6 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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S France
In U.S. Seventh Army area, 1st ABTF, on Mediterranean coast, begins crossing Var R. Plans are made at commanders’ conference at Seventh Army hq for junction of OVERLORD and DRAGOON forces.
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Eastern Europe
Troops of Third Ukrainian Front take Constanta, Black Sea port.
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Kåfjorden
1944 series of British air raids against the Tirpitz.
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Liberation of Paris
The U.S. 28th Infantry Division on the Champs Élysées in the "Victory Day" parade on 29 August 1944.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 82 Allied sorties (17 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-08-29, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA, BURMA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
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