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26 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 171 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Eastern Europe
Troops of Third White Russian Front are completing mop-up of enemy remnants in East Prussia.
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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army’s I Corps area, 129th Inf of 37th Div is ordered to relieve 130th Inf of 33d Div upon arrival in Bauang area and to reconnoiter along Highway 9 from Naguilian toward Baguio.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The five-week battle saw some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The rightmost landing area was dominated by Japanese fortifications located at "the Quarry".
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Shortly after 10:00 machine guns, mortars, and heavy artillery began to rain down on the crowded beach.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 65 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-03-26, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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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26 March in other years 19401941194219431944
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