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3 September 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 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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N FRANCE-BELGIUM
21 Army Group: Gen Montgomery orders Br Second Army to drive speedily to the Rhine and secure crossing; Cdn First Army to continue to clear coastal region.
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New Guinea
Plans for invasion of Morotai I. are now ready. In Vogelkop area, Mar airdrome for bombers is completed on schedule.
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Lyon is liberated by French and American troops.
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Brussels is liberated by the British Second Army.
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Lyon
Liberation of Lyon 1944 liberation.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 135 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-03, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 701 Allied sorties (37 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-09-03, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 12th 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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3 September in other years 19391940194119421943
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