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18 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.
5 of 6 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The XXI Bomber Command began missions against Japan on 18 November 1944.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 104 Allied sorties (19 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-18, 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.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 243 Allied sorties (47 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-18, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 77 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-11-18, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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