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3 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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Italy

AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, enemy withdraws from M. Catarelto early in day. 11th Armd Brig, S African 6th Armd Div, reaches M. Vigese, where enemy is firmly established.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
U.S.

JCS direct Gen MacArthur to seize bases on Luzon from which to support future operations.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Estonia

Troops of Leningrad Front land on Dagoe (Hiiumaa), off Estonian coast at entrance to Gulf of Riga, and begin clearing the island.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Soviet forces capture Hiiumaa island in Estonia.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
UK Parliament

War Situation (House of Lords)

Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1944-10-03: "War Situation."

Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 116 Allied sorties (27 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-03, 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 635 Allied sorties (41 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-10-03, 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.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 251 Allied sorties (40 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-10-03, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 11th 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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3 October 1944

Entries

AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, enemy withdraws from M. Catarelto early in day. 11th Armd Brig, S African 6th Armd Div, reaches M. Vigese, where enemy is firmly established.

JCS direct Gen MacArthur to seize bases on Luzon from which to support future operations.

Troops of Leningrad Front land on Dagoe (Hiiumaa), off Estonian coast at entrance to Gulf of Riga, and begin clearing the island.

Soviet forces capture Hiiumaa island in Estonia.

War Situation (House of Lords)

THOR mission records show at least 116 Allied sorties (27 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-03, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA, BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 635 Allied sorties (41 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-10-03, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 251 Allied sorties (40 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-10-03, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 11th Air Force.

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