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9 April 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 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Ryukyu Is.
In U.S. Tenth Army’s III Amphib Corps area, 29th Marines of 6th Mar Div continues to explore Motobu Peninsula in effort to develop enemy positions there.
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S Philippines
In U.S. Eighth Army area, Americal Div gets into position on Cebu to place enfilade fire on enemy positions in mountainous interior. RCT 164 arrives at Cebu City at night.
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The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 130 Allied sorties (33 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-04-09, 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 1,147 Allied sorties (196 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-04-09, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 379 Allied sorties (66 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-04-09, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, 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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