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24 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 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Burma
In NCAC area, Br 36th Div encounters enemy in strength while probing southward from Namma and suspends forward movement until mid-October.
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Greece
RAF personnel arrive at Araxos by sea and together with Special Boat Sq move on to Patras. Commander of Land Forces, Adriatic, controls this operation.
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The Red Army is well into Poland at this time.
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The Estonian government of Otto Tief fails to evacuate from Western Estonia and disbands, with most members of the government eventually captured by the Soviets.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 128 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-24, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1944-09-24, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
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 961 Allied sorties (39 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-09-24, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 8th 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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24 September in other years 1939194019421943
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