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22 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.
5 sourced entries for this date.
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Mindanao
In U.S. Eighth Army’s X Corps area, RCT 108, continuing steadily southward along Sayre Highway, reaches positions near Impalutao.
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India
BURMA-Gen Stratemeyer’s hq learns that C-54’s are on the way to India. Because of redeployment needs, this is unexpected.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 22 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-05-22, 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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Okinawa
In U.S. Tenth Army area, rains, intermittent during past few days, become frequent and heavy during rest of month and early June, hampering operations. Japanese begin withdrawing their supplies and wounded from Shuri.
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