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5 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.
7 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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The aircraft carrier USS Lexington is heavily damaged by kamikaze attacks.
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US planes bomb Singapore, the first of 11 such raids between November 1944 and March 1945.
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Allied forces began a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 73 Allied sorties (19 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-05, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 588 Allied sorties (77 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-05, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 9th 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 349 Allied sorties (55 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-05, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 11th 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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