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21 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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  1. Italy

    AAI: In Br Eighth Army’s Pol 2 Corps area, 3d Carpathian Div begins attack on M. Fortino-M. Ricci ridge S of Faenza, taking M. Fortino and pushing northward. 5 Corps opens general offensive toward Faenza with close air support.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  2. Burma

    Gen Stratemeyer inactivates Third TAF so that 221st Gp may provide close support for Br Fourteenth Army, and 224th Gp for Arakan offensive. On NCAC front, Ch 38th Div continues to close in on Bhamo.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. China

    Gen Wedemeyer formally presents his recently formulated ALPHA Plan to concentrate Ch forces in Kunming area as quickly as possible and place them under command of China’s best general in order to avert threat to Kunming-to Chiang Kai-shek.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 132 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-21, flown by USAAF 10th 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.

  6. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 243 Allied sorties (22 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-21, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  7. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 251 Allied sorties (40 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-21, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 20th 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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