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13 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 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Leyte
U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 32d Div makes limited progress southward; southern- most elements are isolated from main body and out of food. Japanese counterattack, night 13-14, penetrates CP of 126th Inf.
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Burma
In NCAC area, 114th Regt, Ch 38th Div, breaks through northern defenses of Bhamo and is pushing into central part. In Tonk-wa area, U.S. 475th Inf quickly repels enemy attack.
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UK Parliament
Repatriated Prisoners of War (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1944-12-13: "Repatriated Prisoners of War."
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 110 Allied sorties (19 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-13, 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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13 December in other years 19391940194119421943
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