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1 January 1945
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 21 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Caroline Is.
Elements of 321st Inf, U.S. 81st Div, land on Fais I., SE of Ulithi, and begin search of the island.
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China
Gen Wedemeyer radios the War Department his plans to have U.S. officers advise Chinese ALPHA Force from gp army hq down to regimental level.
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Bergen
Action of 28 January 1945.
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Bydgoszcz
Battle during World War II.
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Municipality of Prevalje
Final World War II operations in Slovenia in May 1945.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 106 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-01, 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.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 68 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-01-01, flown by unidentified Allied air units. 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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