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9 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 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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China
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, urged by Gen Wedemeyer to order Y-Force troops to exploit retreat of Japanese from Lung-ling to Mangshih, agrees to do so.
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Italy
AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army area, II Corps front is narrowed as 1st Div of Br 13 Corps takes command of sector previously held by 88th Div and elements of 85th.
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General Patton's troops and tanks cross the Moselle River and threaten Metz.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 87 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-09, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA, BURMA.
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 34 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-09, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
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 113 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-09, 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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