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25 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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Japan
Tokyo orders China Expeditionary Forces to concentrate on seacoast and in N China rather than to move into interior.
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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army’s XIV Corps area, while 160th Inf of 40th Div is working on enemy positions on hills W of Bamban, 108th moves forward to assist with local attacks on scattered pockets.
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The Battle of the Bulge ends.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 67 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-01-25, flown by 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 27 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-01-25, flown by 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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