War Diary for Wednesday, November 1, 1944: Sea War British infantry and Commandos land on Walcheren (Operation Infatuate): German garrison surrenders on November 8. Air War Pacific: First of 9,000 […]
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War Diary for Tuesday, October 31, 1944: Russian Front German Army Group North trapped in Courland Peninsular (Lithuania) where it remains until May 1945. Air War Germany: RAF daylight raid
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War Diary for Monday, October 30, 1944: Occupied Countries Greece: Government-in-Exile bans ELAS National Militia. Air War Germany: 761 RAF bombers attacking Cologne and dropping 3,937 t of bombs.
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War Diary for Sunday, October 29, 1944: Western Front Polish Division captures Breda in Holland. Air War Europe: Lancaster bombers attempt to bomb battleship Tirpitz at Tromsö.
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War Diary for Saturday, October 28, 1944: Air War Europe: 700 RAF bombers raid Cologne. Lancaster bombers attack U-boat pens at Bergen (Norway). Politics ALLIED-BULGARIAN ARMISTICE signed in Moscow: Bulgaria
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War Diary for Friday, October 27, 1944: Air War Pacific: Tacloban airstrip (Leyte) operational: 9th USAAF Fighter Squadron flies first mission by Philippines-based US fighters since 1942. Europe: Field Marshal
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War Diary for Thursday, October 26, 1944: Western Front British cross the Scheldt and land on South Beveland (secured by October 30). Home Fronts Britain: Death of Princess Beatrice, favorite
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War Diary for Wednesday, October 25, 1944: Air War Germany: RAF daylight raids on Essen and Homburg oil refinery, near Duisburg. Further massive 8th USAAF attack on Hamm. Sea War
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War Diary for Tuesday, October 24, 1944: Sea War Pacific: BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF (October 24-26): 2 Japanese fleets converge on Leyte in desperate bid to destroy US invasion fleet
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War Diary for Monday, October 23, 1944: Russian Front Russians now hold 137-km front in East Prussia. Italy 5th US Army troops capture Monte Salvaro. Air War Germany: 955 RAF
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War Diary for Sunday, October 22, 1944: Western Front 1st Canadian Army captures Breskens on Scheldt Estuary. Italy British 8th Army crosses river Savio, south of Ravenna. Air War Germany:
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War Diary for Saturday, October 21, 1944: Western Front Americans secure Aachen. Sea War Pacific: Cruisers Honolulu and Australia (first Kamikaze attack) seriously damaged in Japanese air attack at Leyte.
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War Diary for Friday, October 20, 1944: Sea War Pacific – US 6th ARMY LANDS IN LEYTE GULF (Philippines): MacArthur wades ashore and declares: ‘I have returned’. He calls upon
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War Diary for Thursday, October 19, 1944: Burma British capture Tiddim. Air War Germany: 135 USAAF bombers attacking Mainz. USAAF bombers attacking Mannheim and dropping 2,025 t of bombs.
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War Diary for Wednesday, October 18, 1944: Home Fronts Germany: Deutscher Volkssturm established (equivalent to British Home Guard). Himmler speaks at first parade and calls on every German to resist
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