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3 November 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.
5 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Leyte
Japanese reinforcements moving up Ormoc Valley are hit with good effect by aircraft. U.S. Sixth Army: Issues order for converging drive on Ormoc by X and XXIV Corps.
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India-Burma
On Salween front, Ch Hon 1st Div recovers Lung-ling, scene of hard fighting for some months. In NCAC area, Ch 22d Div reaches the Irrawaddy in vicinity of Shwegu without opposition and prepares to cross.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 162 Allied sorties (37 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-03, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 20th 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 238 Allied sorties (33 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-03, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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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