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2 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.

8 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.

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Entries

  1. Italy

    AAI: Boundary between U.S. Fifth Army and Br Eighth Army is moved about a mile E of Highway 67. In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, 24th Gds Brig of S African 6th Armd Div continues futile efforts to take M. Catarelto.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. Western Europe

    21 Army Group: Field Marshal Montgomery decides to drive SE against the Ruhr from Nijmegen rather than continue northward. Gen Eisenhower asks that the 2 U.S. divs with Br Second Army be returned as soon as possible.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  6. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 128 Allied sorties (31 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-02, 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.

  7. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-10-02, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  8. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 210 Allied sorties (42 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-10-02, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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