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5 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.
7 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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S France
In U.S. Seventh Army area, VI Corps reaches positions near Besançon. 36th Div is SW of the city, 3d Div due S, and 45th Div to NE. USSR-Declares war on Bulgaria.
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United States III Corps arrives in European Theater.
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Antwerp is liberated by British 11th Armoured Division and local resistance.
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The Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourgish governments in exile sign the London Customs Convention, laying the foundations for the Benelux economic union.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 96 Allied sorties (22 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-05, 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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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-09-05, flown by USAAF 8th Air Force, RAF. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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