Air Operations, Carolines
FEAF B-24s attack the airfield on Yap.
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BURMA- 10th Air Force fighter-bombers support Allied ground forces around Taungni and attack numerous targets of opportunity in northern and central Burma.
- P-40s attack strongpoints and artillery positions near Myitkyina.
- 11 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s and 32 14th Air Force P-38s and P-40s attack Tengchung, breaching the city wall in five places.
- 9 P-38s and P-40s attack a bridge at Tingka.
- 8 P-40s attack Yangtze River shipping.
- An 81st Fighter Group P-47 downs a Ki-48 'Lily' bobmer over the Anking airfield.
| ]Air Operations, East Indies
- V Bomber Command B-24s attack Cape Chater and Lautem.
- B-25s attack a military camp on Timor.
- B-25s conduct sweeps throughout the Molucca Islands and Lesser Sunda Islands.
- V Fighter Command fighter-bombers attack vessels and coastal targets at Talaud in the Sunda Islands.
| ]Air Operations, Europe
RAF BOMBER COMMANDDaylight Ops:
- 394 aircraft including 234 Lancasters, 99 Halifaxes, 40 Mosquitos, 20 Stirlings and 1 Lightning bomb 1 flying bomb launch site and 3 storage facilities. Visibility is clear and all targets are claimed to have been hit with good results.
- 2 Lancasters of No. 5 Group are lost on the Bois de Cassan site raid.
- 54 Lancasters of Nos. 1 and 8 Groups attack naval vessels in the port area of Le Havre in good visibilty and without a loss.
FRANCE:
- During the morning, 146 2nd Bomb Division B-24s and 149 3rd Bomb Division B-17s attack towns, a canal lock, a rail junction, a marshalling yard, a bridge, several airdromes, and targets of opportunity.
- 2 B-17s are lost
- Escort for the 8th Air Force morning missions is provided by 132 VIII Fighter Command p-51s.
- 2 P-51s are lost with their pilots
- In the late afternoon, 162 8th Air Force B-17s attack a road bridge, three rail bridges, and fifteen V-weapons sites.
- 182 8th Air Force B-24s attack V-weapons sites in the Pas-de-Calais area.
- 53 B-24s attack a road bridge, a rail bridge, the Achiet Airdrome, and several targets of opportunity.
- 3 B-17s are lost
- Escort for the 8th Air Force afternoon missions is provided by 236 VIII Fighter Command fighters.
- 5 fighters and their pilots are lost
- VIII Fighter Command P-38, P-47, and P-51 fighter-bombers attack road and rail targets in western France and around Brussels.
- 2 fighters are lost with their pilots
FRANCE:
- Nearly 300 IX Bomber Command B-26s and A-20s attack bridges spanning the Loire River, and ammo dumps. However, at the request of the US 3rd Army, the 9th Air Force suspends attacks on bridges and fuel dumps in Brittany, except as specifically requested by ground headquarters.
- IX and XIX TAC fighters and fighter-bombers escort IX Bomber Command mission, fly armed-recon missions, and provide on-call support for the ground forces. Just 1 Luftwaffe is downed during the day.
FRANCE:
- 12th Air Force medium-bomber groups based in Corsica conduct their first missions in support of the upcoming Operation ANVIL, the Allied invasion of southern France. The 12th Air Force mediums were to have begun sooner, but they have been tied up supporting Allied ground forces engaged in heavy fighting in Italy.
- Several 12th Air Force fighter-bomber missions are also directed against targets on both sides of the Franco-Italian frontier.
- XII TAC fighter-bombers attack ground targets in northern Italy.
FRANCE:
- 15th Air Force B-17s attack oil-industry targets, a torpedo factory, a marshalling yard, rail bridges, and oil storage facilities.
- 15th Air Force B-24s attack the harbor at Genoa and marshalling yards.
| ]Air Operations, New Guinea
- V Bomber Command A-20s attack the airfield at Nabire.
- 5th Air Force bombers, fighter-bombers, and fighters attack numerous targets in bypassed areas; and V Fighter Command fighter-bombers attack the Mapia Islands.
| ]Battle of the Atlantic
The US destroyer escort Fiske (DE-143) is sunk by a topedo from the German submarine U-804 in the North Atlantic.
[ | ]Burma-China
On the Salween front the aircraft supporting the Chinese attacks on Teng-chung bomb the town walls and open at least 5 breaches.
[ | ]Diplomatic Relations
Turkey breaks off diplomatic and commercial relations with Germany but refuses to declare war as requested by the Allies.
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Eastern Front
POLAND - The battle at Wolomin continues, with the Germans feeding in the 4th Panzer Div. The Soviet 69th Army crosses the Vistula at Pulawy.
CENTRAL SECTORThe fighting at Wolomin intensifies as the Germans throw the 4th Panzer Division in to support the 3 panzer divisions already in action. The Poles continue their attacks in Warsaw, gaining control of a larger area of the city. Significantly, an assault upon the Okacie airbase fails. The capture of the airfield would have given the Home Army a point of supply for Allied aircraft. The Germans defending the base repel repeated Polish attacks and inflict heavy casualties. Hitler appoints SS Gen Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski to command the forces tasked with the defeat of the Polish revolt.
Along the Vistula, the 69th Army succeeds in crossing the Pulawy to support those armies already across near the town.
[ | ]Guam
On the left flank the 3rd Marine Div advances northward almost unopposed, and occupies Tiyan airfield; on the right flank the 77th Inf Div is held up near the village of Barrigada by Japanese units deployed in the jungle perfectly camouflaged positions.
[ | ]New Guinea
In the Aitape area the Japanese renew their attacks without success. Both sides have high losses.
[ | ]Occupied Poland
The Home Army fails to capture Okacie airfield. Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski is appointed commander of the German units ordered to crush the revolt.
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Pacific
The US submarine Tautog (SS-199) attacks a Japanese convoy off Miki Saki, Honshu, and sinks the army cargo shop Konei Maru (1922t).
[ | ]V Weapons
The Germans launch 316 V-1 bombs on London, the highest daily total yet. More than 100 reach the capital and cause great damage to armament factories on the outskirts. The Tower Bridge is also hit.
[ | ]Western Front
In the British 2nd Army sector the VIII and XXX Corps continue to advance in the direction of the road that links Vire and Argentan. The VIII Corps of Patton's 3rd Army advances into Brittany, the 6th Arm Div reaches Dinan and the 4th Arm Div the outskirts of Rennes. The VII Corps advances rapidly with the 1st Div plus elements of the 3rd Arm Div towards Mortain, some 25 miles east of Avranches. On the left flank of the VII Corps, the XIX Corps is making a determined advance southeast of the area of Tessy and toward Mortain, taking Villedieu.
Hitler orders a counterattack between Mortain and Avranches to cut off the American forces in Brittany.
[ | ]Images from August 2, 1944
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