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20 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 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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SWPA
Gen Eichelberger recommends to Gen MacArthur that 11th A/B Div make a single landing on Luzon, at Nasugbu Bay, instead of the two (Nasugbu Bay and Tayabas or Balayan Bays) originally contemplated.
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Mindoro
Bulk of 2d Bn, 19th Inf, moves to Bulalacao to destroy enemy in that region in patrol actions.
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The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 133 Allied sorties (18 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-20, 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.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 95 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-01-20, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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