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26 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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Italy
AAI: In Br Eighth Army’s 5 Corps area, 46th Div succeeds in reaching the Lamone on S flank of corps, but enemy is holding on firmly to switch line positions between the Lamone and Montone on N flank of corps.
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Leyte
U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 1st Bn of 34th Inf, 24 Div, relieves Co A with Co C on Kilay Ridge. The bn is highly vulnerable to enemy attack from different directions and is maintaining positions with use of arty.
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The war in Italy is at a stalemate, partly because of heavy rains.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 145 Allied sorties (32 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-26, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
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