Air Operations, Bonin Islands
15 30th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s based at Saipan attack Ani Jima, Chichi Jima, and Haha Jima.
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BURMA- 6 10th Air Force B-25s and 19 10th Air Force P-47s attack bridges throughout northern and eastern Burma.
- 15 308th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack Burma Road targets in the Chefang area. 2 B-24s attack the port area at Amoy.
- 36 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack Chuanhsien and nearby targets of opportunity.
- 12 B-25s attack Lungling.
- 6 B-25s attack Kuanyang.
- 2 B-25s attack a bridge at Jinyang.
- 14th Air Force P-51s and P-40s mount more than 90 effective sorties against numerous targets across southeastern and east-central China.
- 19 7th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s transport fuel from India to Liuchow and 2 B-24s transport fuel to Kunming.
- 6 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack a bridge at Dara.
| ]Air Operations, East Indies
- FEAF B-24s and B-25s attack the Mapangat and Sidate airfields on Celebes throughout the day and night.
- V Fighter Command P-47s attack the Kaoe airfield on Halmahera.
| ]Air Operations, Europe
RAF BOMBER COMMANDDaylight Ops:
- 50 aircraft of Nos. 1 and 6 Groups carry out a good attack on the Domberg coastal batteries. In the aircraft total are 34 Halifaxes, 10 Mosquitos and 6 Lancasters. One particularly large explosion is seen.
- There are no losses.
- 5 Hudsons are on Resistance operations, and there are 2 Mosquitos on Ranger patrols and 6 RCM sorties.
- 549 aircraft including 378 Lancasters, 154 Halifaxes and 17 Mosquitos of Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 8 Groups are sent to Neuss. Bomber Command reports say that most of the bombing falls in dock and factory areas.
- 5 Lancasters and 2 Halifaxes are lost.
- 136 Lancasters and 5 Mosquitos of No. 5 Group are sent to bomb the banks of the 2 parallel branches of the Dortmund-Ems canal at a point near Ladbergen, north of Münster. At this point the level of the canal water is well above the level of the surrounding land. Despite the presence of 7/10ths cloud in the target area, breaches are made in the banks of both branches of the canal and a 6-mile stretch of it is drained. Most of this damage is caused by 2 direct hits by 12,000lb Tallboy bombs dropped by aircraft of No. 617 Squadron at the opening of the raid. This raid destroys an aqueduct on the Dortmund-Ems canal and brings to a halt the shipment of prefabricated U-boat parts by this route.
- 14 Lancasters are lost.
- 107 Lancasters, 5 Mosquitos and 1 Lightning carry out a supporting raid on the local German night-fighter airfield just outside Münster. There is no photographic record of the damages, but reports from the ground say the area is hit by 100 high-explosive bombs without any fatal casualties.
- 1 Lancaster is lost.
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Minor Ops:
- 38 Mosquitos are sent to Bochum and 6 to the Rheine night-fighter airfield, and there are 45 Mosquito patrols and 31 RCM sorties.
- There are no losses.
| ]Air Operations, New Guinea
V Fighter Command P-40s and P-47s attack anti-aircraft batteries at the airfields at Manokwari, Moemi, and Ransiki.
[ | ]Burma-China
On the Salween front the Japanese dispatch a column with supplies for the garrison at Pingka, which the Chinese are attacking.
[ | ]Diplomatic Relations
(24th?) The tiny republic of San Marino declares war on Germany, following the capture of its 300-man army by a German platoon.
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Eastern Front
In Estonia the troops of the 3rd Baltic Front reach the Baltic at Parnu. The German Army Group North can do nor more than try to slow down the Russian advance. The Russian force in Rumania pushes on beyond Arad to the Hungarian frontier.
NORTHERN SECTORThe 2nd Shock Army captures Parnu.
CENTRAL SECTORThe Polish 1st Army is halted north of Magnuszew, having suffered heavy losses. The Home Army in Warsaw has abandoned Mokotow.[MORE]
[ | ]Greece
A specially picked British unit is parachuted on to Arazos, on the northwest coast of the Peloponnese, to occupy the local airfield. From here the Allies will be able to strike at the Germans as they retreat from Greece, and possibly advance and occupy Patras. The Germans have abandoned the whole of the Peloponnese 48 hours earlier and are now carrying out the evacuation of 60,000 men from Crete, as well as the small garrisons in the Aegean islands.
[ | ]Italy
5th Army's attacks north of Florence clear the Futa Pass through the Appenines.
[ | ]Pacific
Ulithi atoll, just north of the Palaus, is occupied by a part of the US 81st Div after a naval reconnaissance has suggested that it is not used by the Japanese. They abandoned it in August. By the end of the war it will have become one of the main bases for the American fleets.
[ | ]Palaus
On Peleliu the 321st Inf Regt, only just arrived in the line, advances along the west coast as far as the village of Garekoru. But efforts to advance along the whole line fail in face of solid resistance of the Japanese on Mount Umurbrogol and on another position in the eastern part of the island which the Americans call 'Bloody Hill'.
On Angaur there is another raid by the US 322nd Inf into the Lake Salome area, and another withdrawal in the evening.
[ | ]Soviet Union, Strategy
The Stavka suspends the Baltic Offensive due to poor gains, and plans to concentrate on the destruction of the 3rd Panzer Army rather than the 16th Army.
[ | ]Western Front
The battles in the Arnhem area continue with no real change in fortune for either side. To the west of the British XXX Corps advance, Canadian units cross the Escaut canal in the beginning of their offensive to clear the north bank of the Scheldt.
[ | ]Images from September 23, 1944
Oosterbeek Action |
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More Oosterbeek Action |
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German Anti-aircraft Gun at Arnhem, 23 September 1944 |
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Allied Air Strike on German Column |
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A German Casualty of an Allied Air Strike, 23 September 1944 |
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Destroyed Medical Supplies Truck |
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Clearing Rubble in Firenzuola |
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Result of Dusseldorf Bombing |
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Dropping the Polish Airborne Brigade |
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Rear Gunners Position on the Heinkel He-177, 23 September 1944 |
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Evacuees from Arnhem |
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Evacuees from Arnhem |
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