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6 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 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Estonia
Soviet forces of Leningrad Front land on Oesel (Saarema), off coast of Estonia, and begin clearing the island.
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Soviet and Czechoslovak troops enter northeastern Slovakia.
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Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
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Incident during World War II.
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Palaus
On Angaur, particularly heavy fire is placed on enemy pocket at NW tip of island, and 322d Inf feints attack, luring enemy into exposed positions.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 90 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-06, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 2 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-10-06, flown by RAF. Targets included GREECE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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6 October in other years 19391940194119421943
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