Diplomatic record
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4 August 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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Diplomatic record
The British Chargé (Balfour) to the Acting Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 25 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-08-04, flown by 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 121 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-08-04, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, RNZAF, USAAF 7th 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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