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15 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.
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U.S.
JCS decide to invade central rather than S Philippines and advance target date for invasion of Leyte from 20 December to 20 October. Projected operations against Yap, Talaud, and Mindanao are canceled.
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Overview By the summer of 1944, General Douglas MacArthur’s Southwest Pacific Area forces were moving beyond New Guinea toward the Philippines.
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CBI
Gen Stilwell, arriving in Chungking from Kweilin, confers with Chiang Kai-shek, who proposes to withdraw the Salween forces unless Ch troops at Myitkyina attack toward Bhamo within a week.
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American Marines land on Peleliu in the Palau Islands; a bloody battle of attrition continues for two and a half months.
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The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 117 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-15, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 928 Allied sorties (36 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-09-15, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included GREECE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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