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7 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.

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Italy

AAI: In Br Eighth Army area, 5 Corps opens offensive toward Forlì at 2250 after heavy arty preparation. While 4th Div attacks Forlì airfield, 46th Div, to left, drives N from Grisignano toward S. Martino in Strada.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
India-Burma

In NCAC area, Shwegu falls to Ch 22d Div, which is ordered to garrison it with 64th Regt while attacking with 65th and 66th toward Man-tha.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Election Day in the U.S.: Roosevelt wins an unprecedented, unrepeated fourth term as U.S. president.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
Leyte

U.S. Sixth Army: X Corps begins southward drive on Ormoc along Highway 2.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Niš

1944 air battle between aircrfat of US and USSR, by mistake.

Source Wikidata (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 90 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-07, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
European Theater

THOR mission records show at least 27 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1944-11-07, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, RAF. Targets included AUSTRIA, ALBANIA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Mediterranean Theater

THOR mission records show at least 1,444 Allied sorties (93 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-07, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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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7 November 1944

Entries

AAI: In Br Eighth Army area, 5 Corps opens offensive toward Forlì at 2250 after heavy arty preparation. While 4th Div attacks Forlì airfield, 46th Div, to left, drives N from Grisignano toward S. Martino in Strada.

In NCAC area, Shwegu falls to Ch 22d Div, which is ordered to garrison it with 64th Regt while attacking with 65th and 66th toward Man-tha.

Election Day in the U.S.: Roosevelt wins an unprecedented, unrepeated fourth term as U.S. president.

U.S. Sixth Army: X Corps begins southward drive on Ormoc along Highway 2.

1944 air battle between aircrfat of US and USSR, by mistake.

THOR mission records show at least 90 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-07, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 27 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1944-11-07, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, RAF. Targets included AUSTRIA, ALBANIA.

THOR mission records show at least 1,444 Allied sorties (93 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-07, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 9th Air Force.

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