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9 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.
8 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Luzon
U.S. Sixth Army releases 112th Cav RCT to 1st Cav Div. In XIV Corps area, 37th Div units fighting S of the Pasig in Manila make very small gains against tenacious resistance.
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Burma
In ALFSEA area, 15 Corps completes capture of Ramree I. CHINA-Chinese SOS is organized.
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Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
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Førde Fjord
Military operation on 9 February 1945.
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Colmar
Battle in Alsace, France (1945)
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 50 Allied sorties (11 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-02-09, 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.
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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 33 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-02-09, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. 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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