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28 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

In U.S. Eighth Army’s X Corps area, 5th and 12th Cav Regts of 1st Cav Div reach W coast at Tibur, barrio N of Abijao. 1st and 2d Bns of 34th Inf, 24th Div, take San Isidro against light resistance.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Mindoro

Ellmore Field is now fully operational.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Italy

15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army postpones projected offensive toward Bologna, the Serchio Valley reversals being a contributing factor.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Churchill and his Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden are in Athens in an attempt to reconcile the warring factions.

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China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 101 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-28, 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.
Mediterranean Theater

THOR mission records show at least 752 Allied sorties (57 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-28, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Theater not recorded

THOR mission records show at least 29 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-12-28, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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In U.S. Eighth Army’s X Corps area, 5th and 12th Cav Regts of 1st Cav Div reach W coast at Tibur, barrio N of Abijao. 1st and 2d Bns of 34th Inf, 24th Div, take San Isidro against light resistance.

Ellmore Field is now fully operational.

15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army postpones projected offensive toward Bologna, the Serchio Valley reversals being a contributing factor.

Churchill and his Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden are in Athens in an attempt to reconcile the warring factions.

THOR mission records show at least 101 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-28, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 752 Allied sorties (57 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-28, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.

THOR mission records show at least 29 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1944-12-28, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

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