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29 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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  1. Palaus

    Adm Fort’s Western Attack Force (TF 32) takes command in W Carolines from Adm Wilkinson’s Joint Expeditionary Force (TF 31), releasing Adm Wilkinson for action against the Philippines.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  4. Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 36724, page 4490, published 1944-09-29: "Diocese of Southwarkvoid by the death 'of the last Incumbent and in HisMajesty's Gift in full right.

    Source The London Gazette (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 78 Allied sorties (17 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-09-29, 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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