SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day

29 November 1944

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

About this page

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.

6 sourced entries for this date.

Join us on Discord (opens external site)

Entries

POA

CINCPOA recommends that invasion of Mindoro and Luzon be postponed until air strength on Leyte can be built up.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Western Europe

12th Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army area, XIII Corps begins drive toward the Roer before dawn, omitting arty preparation.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Leyte

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, Japanese continue attacks on Kilay Ridge, but 1st Bn of 34th Inf, 24th Div, succeeds in relieving Co C.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 132 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-29, 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 116 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-29, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-11-29, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

Sources listed with each entry. Spotted an error? Tell us.

29 November in other years 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

Talk about it

Discuss each day's entries and suggest sources in the Zero Hour community.

Join us on Discord

29 November 1944

Entries

CINCPOA recommends that invasion of Mindoro and Luzon be postponed until air strength on Leyte can be built up.

12th Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army area, XIII Corps begins drive toward the Roer before dawn, omitting arty preparation.

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, Japanese continue attacks on Kilay Ridge, but 1st Bn of 34th Inf, 24th Div, succeeds in relieving Co C.

THOR mission records show at least 132 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-11-29, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 116 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-11-29, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-11-29, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

Talk about it