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15 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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Entries

Italy

AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 13 Corps area, 8th Ind Div troops push into Modigliana, where contact is made with Pol 2 Corps.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Leyte

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 112th Cav is attached to 1st Cav Div and given responsibility for Capoocan-Carigara-Barugo area of N coast on 16th. 128th Inf, 32d Div, is to attack S through 21st Inf, 24th Div, toward Ormoc.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Hungary

Pushing toward Budapest from E, Soviet forces take Jaszbereny.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
UK Parliament

Transport of Officer Prisoners of War (House of Lords)

Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1944-11-15: "Transport of Officer Prisoners of War."

Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 130 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-15, 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.
Mediterranean Theater

THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-15, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included YUGOSLAVIA.

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 256 Allied sorties (49 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-15, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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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15 November 1944

Entries

AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 13 Corps area, 8th Ind Div troops push into Modigliana, where contact is made with Pol 2 Corps.

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 112th Cav is attached to 1st Cav Div and given responsibility for Capoocan-Carigara-Barugo area of N coast on 16th. 128th Inf, 32d Div, is to attack S through 21st Inf, 24th Div, toward Ormoc.

Pushing toward Budapest from E, Soviet forces take Jaszbereny.

Transport of Officer Prisoners of War (House of Lords)

THOR mission records show at least 130 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-15, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-15, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included YUGOSLAVIA.

THOR mission records show at least 256 Allied sorties (49 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-15, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

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