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29 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.

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  1. Luzon

    In U.S. Sixth Army’s XIV Corps area, RCT 158, leaving 3d Bn to mop up stragglers in Camalig area, starts northward. 1st Bn advances along Route I to Pauili R while 2d Bn, reinf by AT Co, moves along Route 27.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  2. Ryukyu Is.

    In U.S. Tenth Army’s XXIV Corps area on Okinawa, 77th Div begins relief of 96th Div, whose combat efficiency has been sharply reduced by action on Maeda Escarpment in center of corps zone.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. Eastern Europe

    Second White Russian Front continues W along Baltic coast, right flank elements seizing Anklan, on road to Stralsund, and others driving into Mecklenburg. Fighting continues in heart of Berlin.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 56 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-04-29, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  6. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 101 Allied sorties (154 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-04-29, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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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