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9 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.
5 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Italy
AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 13 Corps area, 78th Div extends eastward to M. dell’Acqua Saluta-M. deb Verro area as 6th Armd Div prepares to continue offensive.
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Leyte
Last of Japanese reinforcements arrive at Palompon. U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 112th Cav continues efforts to dislodge enemy from ridge SE of Limon and to cut enemy’s supply line.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The 509th Composite Group was constituted on 9 December 1944, and activated on 17 December 1944, at Wendover Army Air Field, Utah, commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbets.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 135 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-09, 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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9 December in other years 19391940194119421943
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