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28 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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Burma

11 Army Group: In Br Fourteenth Army area, 15 Corps is ordered to go on the offensive on Arakan front in order to clear Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar as well as Naaf R estuary.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
The Soviets capture entire mainland Estonia.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
Palaus

On Peleliu, 321st Inf units finish clearing N part of Umurbrogol Pocket to previously designated line. 1st Bn and 5th Marines continue clearing N part of W arm.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 36724, page 4489, published 1944-09-29: "nlaw immediately upon the publication of "this Orderin the London Gazette pursuant to the said Acts.

Source The London Gazette (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 70 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-28, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 131 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-09-28, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, RNZAF, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Theater not recorded

THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-09-28, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 1st Tactical 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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28 September 1944

Entries

11 Army Group: In Br Fourteenth Army area, 15 Corps is ordered to go on the offensive on Arakan front in order to clear Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar as well as Naaf R estuary.

The Soviets capture entire mainland Estonia.

On Peleliu, 321st Inf units finish clearing N part of Umurbrogol Pocket to previously designated line. 1st Bn and 5th Marines continue clearing N part of W arm.

Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 36724, page 4489, published 1944-09-29: "nlaw immediately upon the publication of "this Orderin the London Gazette pursuant to the said Acts.

THOR mission records show at least 70 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-28, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 131 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-09-28, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, RNZAF, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-09-28, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 1st Tactical Air Force.

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