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25 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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Leyte
U.S. Sixth Army: Gen Krueger halts work on airfields. In X Corps area, Co A, the most advanced unit of 1st Bn, 34th Inf, 24th Div, on Kilay Ridge, repels heavy enemy counterattack, night 25-26.
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Burma
In NCAC area, Japanese in Pinwe region of RR corridor who have been holding up Br 36th Div are ordered to fall back toward central Burma.
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Japanese take Nanning in south China, as the war in that theatre continues.
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The is hit by kamikazes for the third time; other American ships are heavily damaged.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 169 Allied sorties (35 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-25, 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 183 Allied sorties (31 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1944-11-25, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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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