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30 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.
7 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army’s I Corps area, 1st Bn of 35th Inf, 25th Div, is ordered to block E approach to Putlan Valley. 3d Bn relieves 1st Bn of 27th Inf on Highway 5 near Kapintalan.
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S Philippines
In U.S. Eighth Army area, 185th Inf clears Bacolod with ease as enemy retires eastward on Negros into mountains in PatogNegritos area.
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Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 76 Allied sorties (16 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-03-30, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 150 Allied sorties (38 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-03-30, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
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 96 Allied sorties (54 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-03-30, 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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