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21 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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Hungary
Elements of Second Ukrainian Front pushing W from Szeged reach the Danube at Baja, S of Budapest.
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Leyte
Japanese decide to make a strong effort to defeat Americans instead of fighting delaying action as planned. U.S. Sixth Army: Generals Krueger, Sibert, and Hodge take command ashore of Sixth Army, X Corps, and XXIV Corps, respectively.
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The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
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1944 WWII battle in Romania.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 107 Allied sorties (27 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-10-21, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 329 Allied sorties (28 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-10-21, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, HUNGARY.
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 259 Allied sorties (43 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-10-21, 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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