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17 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 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Italy
15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s II Corps area, 85th Div takes command of sector previously held by Br 1st Div (13 Corps), having completed relief of that div. Boundary between II and Br 13 Corps is altered accordingly.
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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army area, Gen MacArthur directs Gen Krueger to speed drive on Manila and Clark Field. XIV Corps continues preparations for offensive.
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Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.
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Battle of the Bulge
Command of the U.S. First Army reverted to the U.S. 12th Army Group on 17 January 1945, and command of the U.S. Ninth Army reverted to the U.S. 12th Army Group on 4 April 1945.
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Battle of the Bulge
12th Army Group on 17 January 1945, and command of the U.S.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 159 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-17, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 178 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-01-17, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force. 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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