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6 June 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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Entries
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Mindanao
In U.S. Eighth Army’s X Corps area, 19th Inf of 24th Div gains positions from which to make final assault on Mandog.
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Okinawa
In U.S. Tenth Army’s III Amphib Corps area, 6th Mar Div clears rest of Naha airfield on Oroku Peninsula and advances its right flank along coast but is brought to a halt in center of the peninsula by tenacious enemy on Hill 57.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-06-06, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 945 Allied sorties (95 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-06-06, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, RNZAF.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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