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10 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.

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China

In effort to reopen the Canton-Hengyang stretch of the Canton-Hankow RR, Japanese move forward as quietly as possible about this time.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Italy

15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, 92d Div takes responsibility for Serchio Valley sector. Ind 8th Div, less 17th Brig, is placed in army reserve.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Luzon

In U.S. Sixth Army area, army reserve begins landing. In XIV Corps area, 185th Inf of 40th Div takes Labrador while 160th pushes along Highway 13 toward Aguilar, reaching Umanday area.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 149 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-10, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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 25 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-01-10, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included 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 27 Allied sorties (18 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-01-10, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. 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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In effort to reopen the Canton-Hengyang stretch of the Canton-Hankow RR, Japanese move forward as quietly as possible about this time.

15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, 92d Div takes responsibility for Serchio Valley sector. Ind 8th Div, less 17th Brig, is placed in army reserve.

In U.S. Sixth Army area, army reserve begins landing. In XIV Corps area, 185th Inf of 40th Div takes Labrador while 160th pushes along Highway 13 toward Aguilar, reaching Umanday area.

THOR mission records show at least 149 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-10, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 25 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-01-10, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included YUGOSLAVIA.

THOR mission records show at least 27 Allied sorties (18 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-01-10, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

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