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8 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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Western Europe
Boundary between 21 and 12th Army Groups is moved back to former position, giving British responsibility for Peel Marshes corridor W of the Maas.
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Greece
Br forces from Araxos have reconnoitered along N coast of the Peloponnesus to Corinth, which is free of enemy; elements of 9th Commandos are in Nauplia, on Gulf of Nauplia S of Corinth.
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Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.
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Tehumardi
1944 military conflict in Estonia during WW II.
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Aachen
1944 battle of World War II.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-08, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 194 Allied sorties (30 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-10-08, 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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