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25 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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China
Maj Gen Henry S. Aurand assumes duties as head of SOS. MINDANAO-In U.S. Eighth Army’s X Corps area, 19th Inf of 24th Div consolidates for next few days and prepares to drive W on Mandog.
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Okinawa
In U.S. Tenth Army’s III Amphib Corps area, 4th Marines, 6th Mar Div, gains Machishi and most of ridge line W of there.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 10 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-05-25, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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