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24 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.
8 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Eastern Europe
Red Army narrows enemy escape gap from Budapest to less than 20 miles.
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Volcano Is.
Two Jima undergoes air-surface bombardment.
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The American counter-attack at the "Bulge" begins.
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The Belgian transport ship is sunk off the coast of France. More than 800 lives, predominantly those of American servicemen, are lost.
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Manchester is attacked by V1 flying bombs.
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Budapest
Soviet siege of Budapest 1944-1945.
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Battle of the Bulge
The farthest west the offensive reached was the village of Foy-Notre-Dame, south east of Dinant, being stopped by the U.S. 2nd Armored Division on 24 December 1944.
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24 December in other years 19391940194119421943
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