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21 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 12 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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SWPA
Gen MacArthur radios U.S. Chiefs of Staff that he can mount a major assault on Luzon about 20 December as result of acceleration of the Leyte invasion; suggests that the Formosa operation may be unnecessary if Luzon is occupied.
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Morotai
Radar is established on Raoe I., off W coast.
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British forces take Rimini, Italy.
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The Second Dumbarton Oaks Conference begins: it will set guidelines for the United Nations.
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In Belgium, Charles of Flanders is sworn in as Prince-Regent while a decision is delayed about whether King Leopold III can ever return to his functions after being accused of collaboration.
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Porkuni
1944 World War II battle.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 78 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-21, 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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