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22 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.
5 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Eastern Europe
Troops of First White Russian Front gain additional ground in E suburbs of Berlin. First Ukrainian Front continues N toward Berlin and W toward Dresden; Berlin reports spearheads of these in outer defense zone of the capital.
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Italy
15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, TF Duff races to S. Benedetto Po. 10th Mtn Div assembles along S bank of the Po.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 13 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-04-22, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army’s I Corps area, 129th Inf of 37th Div attacks through 148th toward Baguio, gaining about 4,000 yards, then suspends attack while approaches are being cleared to prevent enemy reinforcement of the city.
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