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14 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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Italy

AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 13 Corps area, 6th Armd Div loses contact with elements within Tossignano and fighting for this objective ceases after futile efforts to take it.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Leyte

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 126th and 127th Regts of 32d Div, pressing slowly southward down Highway 2, come up against enemy’s MLR on series of ridges commanding Highway 2 and for the next few days can make only minor gains.

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

12th Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army’s XIX Corps area, 30th Div troops finish clearing region between Inde and Roer Rivers. In U.S. First Army’s VII Corps area, factory between Mariaweiler and Dueren is cleared of enemy.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Units of Air Group 80 from flew seven strikes against Japanese positions in northern Luzon in the Philippines.

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China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 117 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-14, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

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 117 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-14, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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14 December 1944

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AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 13 Corps area, 6th Armd Div loses contact with elements within Tossignano and fighting for this objective ceases after futile efforts to take it.

U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 126th and 127th Regts of 32d Div, pressing slowly southward down Highway 2, come up against enemy’s MLR on series of ridges commanding Highway 2 and for the next few days can make only minor gains.

12th Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army’s XIX Corps area, 30th Div troops finish clearing region between Inde and Roer Rivers. In U.S. First Army’s VII Corps area, factory between Mariaweiler and Dueren is cleared of enemy.

Units of Air Group 80 from flew seven strikes against Japanese positions in northern Luzon in the Philippines.

THOR mission records show at least 117 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-14, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

THOR mission records show at least 117 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-14, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

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