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18 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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Leyte
U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 126th Inf of 32d Div works slowly forward S of Limon and closes gap between it and 127th Inf. 12th Cav, 1st Cav Div, patrols and prepares to drive on Lonoy and Kananga.
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China
B-29’s of XX BC, hitherto employed against industrial targets in Japan, make strong attack in conjunction with Fourteenth Air Force on Hankow, Japanese supply base and industrial center, with good effect.
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Bastogne, an important crossroads, is surrounded.
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XX Bomber Command responds to the Japanese Operation Ichi-Go offensive by dropping five hundred tons of incendiary bombs on a supply base in Hankow, China.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 128 Allied sorties (26 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-18, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force.
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 101 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-18, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, RAF. Targets included HUNGARY, 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 3 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-12-18, 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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