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15 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.
6 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Burma
In Br Twelfth Army area, 101st Detachment, OSS, successfully concludes its mission of clearing Shan Hills. Detachment is disbanded in July.
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NEI
Islands of Labuan and Muara, off Borneo, are now clear of enemy.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 37133, page 3138, published 1945-06-15: "n, K.C.B., K.B.E., andSir Eric Bourne Bentinck Speed. K.B.E., M.C.,to be His Majesty's Army Council.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 37137, page 3193, published 1945-06-19: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th dayof June, 1945..
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 23 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-06-15, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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