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26 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 13 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Leyte
U.S. Eighth Army: In X Corps area, 1st Cav and 32d Inf Divs continue W over rough terrain. 34th Inf, 24th Div, prepares to clear NW part of Leyte Peninsula.
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Mindoro
Japanese naval surface force, despite air attacks, arrives off Mindoro and about 2300 begins bombarding beachhead.
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The siege of Bastogne is broken by Patton's Third Army tanks, and with it the Ardennes offensive collapses into failure.
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Racial tensions within the US military boil over into the Agana race riot on Guam.
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George S. Patton's Third Army breaks the encirclement of surrounded U.S. forces at Bastogne, Belgium.
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1944 engagement prior to the battle of the Bulge.
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Elsenborn
1944 part of the Battle of the Bulge of WWII.
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