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1 October 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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Greece

From Kithira I., British Advance Coastal Forces base and 9th Commandos move by sea to Poros Bay to reconnoiter, leaving elements of Greek Sacred Regt on Kithira. Greek Naval Port parties land on Mytilene (Lesbos), Lemnos, and Levita.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Italy

AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, troops of S African 6th Armd Div on M. Catarelto are forced to give ground under strong enemy counterattacks.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
A Hungarian delegation arrives in Moscow to negotiate an armistice with the USSR.

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Soviet troops enter Yugoslavia.

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China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 107 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-01, 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.
Mediterranean Theater

THOR mission records show at least 903 Allied sorties (66 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-10-01, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY.

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 263 Allied sorties (36 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-10-01, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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From Kithira I., British Advance Coastal Forces base and 9th Commandos move by sea to Poros Bay to reconnoiter, leaving elements of Greek Sacred Regt on Kithira. Greek Naval Port parties land on Mytilene (Lesbos), Lemnos, and Levita.

AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, troops of S African 6th Armd Div on M. Catarelto are forced to give ground under strong enemy counterattacks.

A Hungarian delegation arrives in Moscow to negotiate an armistice with the USSR.

Soviet troops enter Yugoslavia.

THOR mission records show at least 107 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-01, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA, BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 903 Allied sorties (66 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-10-01, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 263 Allied sorties (36 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-10-01, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force.

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