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12 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.

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  1. Leyte

    U.S. Seventh Fleet Task Groups 78.3 and 77.3 leave Leyte Gulf for Mindoro; together with TG 77.12, which has sailed from Kossol Roads, move through Surigao Strait into Mindanao Sea, night 12-13.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 64 Allied sorties (10 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-12, 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.

  4. Theater not recorded

    THOR mission records show at least 3 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-12-12, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force. 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.

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