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12 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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Entries
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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army’s XIV Corps area, 40th Div’s 185th Inf takes Port Sual, W terminus of Army Beachhead Line, without a fight and continues W toward Alaminos.
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POA
Joint Expeditionary Force (TF 51), less elements in the Marianas, begins rehearsals in Hawaiian area for landing on Iwo Jima, concluding them by 18 January.
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The Red Army begins the Vistula-Oder Offensive.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 150 Allied sorties (36 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-12, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 228 Allied sorties (41 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-01-12, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, RNZAF, USAAF 14th 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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