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21 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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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 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army’s I Corps area, troops of 130th Inf, 33d Div, link up with Filipino guerrillas of U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines, North Luzon, in vicinity of San Fernando without opposition.
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Western Europe
12th Army Group: In U.S. First Army’s VII Corps area, 78th Div concludes drive to the Sieg: 311th Inf reaches the river at Meindorf; 310th takes Hangeler, Niederpleis, Muelldorf-Siegburg, and Menden.
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British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.
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Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 161 Allied sorties (24 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-03-21, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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 89 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-03-21, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 413 Allied sorties (70 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-03-21, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, RNZAF, 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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