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8 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.
6 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Italy
15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army area, 85th Div ( - ) starts from IV Corps zone to II Corps area.
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POA
CG V Amphibious Corps Landing Force issues alternate plan for invasion of Iwo Jima, No. 4-44, calling for landing on western beaches. The preferred plan, 3-44, is subsequently followed on D Day.
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Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack invading Japanese Imperial forces.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 87 Allied sorties (22 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-08, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 18 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-01-08, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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