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17 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.
7 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Italy
15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 13 Corps area, Ind 8th Div’s sector is now so narrow, because of Pol 2 Corps advance, that it is held by a single brigade, the 17th.
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Leyte
U.S. Seventh Fleet Task Groups 77.3, 78.3, and 77.12 safely reach Leyte Gulf from Mindoro. U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 32d Div progresses slowly S of Limon.
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Typhoon Cobra hits the Third Fleet of Admiral Halsey; three destroyers capsize and almost 800 lives are lost.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 100 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-17, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 45 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-17, flown by RAF. Targets included 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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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-12-17, flown by unidentified Allied air units. 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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17 December in other years 19391940194119421943
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