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3 December 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.
8 of 12 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Italy
AAI: Br Eighth Army opens offensive toward Bologna with 3 corps abreast. Pol 2 Corps, which is to secure left flank of army by clearing foothills to left of 5 Corps, jumps off at 2300. 5 Corps attacks along Highway 9 toward the Santerno.
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Leyte
U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, Tr G of 112th Cav tries unsuccessfully to scale steep slopes of ridge SE of Limon. Tr A makes contact with 126th Inf W of Hill 1525 without incident.
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The Dekemvriana ("December events") begin in the Greek capital, Athens, between members of the leftist National Liberation Front and government forces, backed by the British.
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The British Home Guard is stood down.
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The British army and the police shoot unarmed protestors in Athens; the crowd carried Greek, American, British and Soviet flags, and chanted: "Viva Churchill, Viva Roosevelt, Viva Stalin’"
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 134 Allied sorties (35 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-03, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 188 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-03, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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