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26 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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Luzon
In U.S. Sixth Army’s I Corps area, 27th Inf of 25th Div finally clears ravine N of Balete Pass and gets patrol into Santa Fe. In XI Corps area, 151st Inf of 38th Div, on left of 149th, has cleared Wawa Road and secured supply route.
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Mindanao
In U.S. Eighth Army’s X Corps area, Co I of 167th Inf, 31st Div, bypasses enemy positions on Talomo Trail to reach Pulangi R near Sanipon. 1st Bn moves forward to assist 3d Bn.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 24 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-05-26, 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
III U.S. Tenth Army area, Japanese combat units begin withdrawal from Shuri and are targets for aircraft, arty, and naval gunfire.
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