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23 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 34 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Western Europe
21 Army Group: In Cdn First Army’s Br I Corps area, U.S. 104th Div, inexperienced in combat, begins moving into line along Antwerp-Breda highway between 49th Div and Pol 1st Armd Div.
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Overview On 15 October 1944, following indications of impending Allied landings in the Philippines, the Japanese Imperial Navy’s First Mobile Fleet launched Operation Shō.
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Italy
AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army area, S African 6th Div, attacking in force toward M. Salvaro, drives to summit; elements to right begin assault on M. Termine.
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Soviet forces in cooperation with Tito's Partizan forces, liberated Novi Sad in Yugoslavia.
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26: The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The United States Third Fleet and the United States Seventh Fleet win a decisive naval battle over the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Philippine Islands.
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The Allies recognise General de Gaulle as the head of a provisional government of France.
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
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23 October in other years 19391940194119421943
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