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11 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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China

U.S. Fourteenth Air Force planes attack Heng-yang with such success that Japanese are forced to confine future operations from this field to army co-operation flights.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Leyte

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 21st Inf of 24th Div continues assault on Breakneck Ridge after preparatory bombardment, 1st Bn gaining ridge that is its immediate objective but halting short of crest.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Western Europe

21 Army Group: Br Second Army continues to regroup in order to help U.S. Ninth Army in offensive in Roer Valley NE of Aachen.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Mediterranean Theater

THOR mission records show at least 717 Allied sorties (82 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-11, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 245 Allied sorties (34 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-11, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 20th 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.
Theater not recorded

THOR mission records show at least 18 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-11-11, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

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11 November 1944

Entries

U.S. Fourteenth Air Force planes attack Heng-yang with such success that Japanese are forced to confine future operations from this field to army co-operation flights.

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 21st Inf of 24th Div continues assault on Breakneck Ridge after preparatory bombardment, 1st Bn gaining ridge that is its immediate objective but halting short of crest.

21 Army Group: Br Second Army continues to regroup in order to help U.S. Ninth Army in offensive in Roer Valley NE of Aachen.

THOR mission records show at least 717 Allied sorties (82 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-11, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 245 Allied sorties (34 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-11, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

THOR mission records show at least 18 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-11-11, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

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