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18 May 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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Mindanao
In U.S. Eighth Army’s X Corps area, RCT 108, completing capture of Mangima Canyon, is able to advance rapidly southward along Sayre Highway. 1st Bn of 19th Inf, 24th Div, reaches positions near lower end of Sasa airfield.
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Okinawa
In U.S. Tenth Army’s III Amphib Corps area, Sugar Loaf falls to 29th Marines, 6th Mar Div; regt also consolidates positions on northern slope of Crescent Hill and seizes part of Horseshoe, commanding feature just SW of Sugar Loaf.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 35 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-05-18, 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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Burma
Movement of CAI (Ch 30th, 38th, and 50th Divs) from Burma to China is begun.
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