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3 February 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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Luzon

In U.S. Sixth Army area, Gen MacArthur orders Manila Bay reopened, a task that entails clearing Bataan, Corregidor, and S coast of the bay in Ternate area.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Western Europe

21 Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army area, the following divs are assigned to army: 30th, 83d, 2d Armd, 84th, and 95th. The first three are attached to XIX Corps; 84th Div is attached to XIII Corps; 95th Div is designated army reserve.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Burma

Adm Mountbatten receives directive from CCS assigning the liberation of Burma as his first task and of Malaya as his next. Burma must be cleared with forces on hand unless reinforcements can be sent from Europe.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 76 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-02-03, flown by USAAF 10th 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.
Theater not recorded

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-02-03, flown by RAF. 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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3 February 1945

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In U.S. Sixth Army area, Gen MacArthur orders Manila Bay reopened, a task that entails clearing Bataan, Corregidor, and S coast of the bay in Ternate area.

21 Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army area, the following divs are assigned to army: 30th, 83d, 2d Armd, 84th, and 95th. The first three are attached to XIX Corps; 84th Div is attached to XIII Corps; 95th Div is designated army reserve.

Adm Mountbatten receives directive from CCS assigning the liberation of Burma as his first task and of Malaya as his next. Burma must be cleared with forces on hand unless reinforcements can be sent from Europe.

The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan.

THOR mission records show at least 76 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-02-03, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-02-03, flown by RAF. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

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