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12 March 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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S Philippines
In U.S. Eighth Army area, 162d Inf reaches Recodo on Caldera Pt, Mindanao, and finds abandoned enemy positions. Co C drives to Masilay, NW of San Roque.
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Western Europe
21 Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army’s XVI Corps area, 75th Div takes over defense of corps sector along the Rhine and with its 290th Inf relieves 35th Div. 35th Div prepares to move to rear for rest and rehabilitation.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 82 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-03-12, 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 151 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-03-12, 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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