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22 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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The People's Army of Vietnam is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 78 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-22, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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 120 Allied sorties (12 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-22, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Battle of the Bulge
On 22 December 1944 Senior Allied commanders met in a bunker in Verdun on 19 December.
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