Air Operations, CBI
BURMA- More than 80 10th Air Force P-47s attack Irrawaddy River traffic between Bhamo and Katha, a fuel dump near Panghkam, rail targets of opportunity between Indaw and Shwebo; troops, gun positions, and supplies at Bhamo, Pintin, and near Myazedi; and the airfields at Kawlin, Onbauk, and Shwebo.
- The 312th Fighter Wing headquarters oversees its first operational mission in north-central China when 10 530th Fighter Squadron P-51s based at Sian escort 6 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s against rail yards at Yuncheng. 4 of the P-51s attack rail lines on the return flight.
- 2 B-25s and 21 14th Air Force fighter-bombers attack targets of opportunity in the Chefang, Lungling, Mangshih, and Wanling (Burma) areas.
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]Air Operations, East Indies
- FEAF B-24s attack targets in the Sunda Islands.
- B-25s and fighter-bombers attack the Galela, Kaoe and Miti airfields on Halmahera, the Mandai airfield on Celebes, and sweep Beoroe and Ceram.
- B-25s attack Langoan, Mapanget, and Tanamon on Celebes.
- 13 347th Fighter Group P-38s attack airfields in the Molucca Strait area. 347th Fighter Group P-38s down 3 Ki-45 'Nick' fighters over the Mandai airfield on Celebes at 1040 hours.
| ]Air Operations, Europe
RAF BOMBER COMMANDDaylight Ops:
Minor Ops:
- 1 Wellington flies an uneventful RCM sortie.
| ]Air Operations, Japan
Appoximately 100 Japanese fighters are launched against a 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron F-13 as it overflies Honshu, but only 2 of the fighters are able to get within 1,000 yards of the USAAF airplane, which can fly higher and faster than most Japanese fighters.
[ | ]Air Operations, Philippines
- FEAF B-24s and V Fighter Command fighter-bombers attack supplies and shipping in the central Philippines and the Alicante, Bacolod and Fabrica airfields on Negros, and the Opon airfield on Mactan.
- V Bomber Command B-25s and V Fighter Command P-38s attack Del Monte Field on Mindanao and targets of opportunity on Mindanao.
- 3 5th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s are lost over the Fabrica airfield on Negros.
- 49th Fighter Group P-38s and 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron P-40s down 6 Ki-43 'Oscar' fighters over Ormoc Bay at 0715 hours.
| ]Air Operations, Volcano Islands
30th Heavy Bomb Group B-24s attack Iwo Jima.
[ | ]Burma
In the north, the Chinese 22nd Div crosses the Irrawaddy River and captures Shwegu and while some of the division stays there as garrison, one regiment advances toward Man-tha. The 22nd Div is part of a major thrust by Allied units to encircle the Japanese 33rd Army in its positions between Lashio and Mogok. Although the advance has been hampered by politics (Gen Stilwell having lost his position as Chiang Kai-shek's chief of staff and Commander of the Northern Area Combat Command), it is steadily making progress.
[ | ]Diplomatic Relations
Russia refuses to renew diplomatic relations with Switzerland because of the Swiss ban on the Communist party and Swiss-German trade. Part of that trade was in military equipment which the isolated Swiss had to provide under virtual duress. It is not until March of 1945 that the Swiss agree to end arms exports to Germany. By then the Allies are able to provide some consumer goods.
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Eastern Front
HUNGARYThe Soviet 57th Army crosses the Danube River near Batina and Apatin as the 4th Guards Army heads for Lakes Velencei and Balaton.
SOUTHERN SECTORThe 3rd Ukrainian Front renews its attacks in Hungary, striking the German and Hungarian forces at Mohacs and Apatin. The 57th Army forces the Danube near Batina and Apatin while the 4th Guards Army advances toward Lakes Velencei and Balaton.
[ | ]Italy
In the 8th Army sector, the V Corps begins the attack against Forli after a prolonged artillery bombardment. While the 4th Div attacks the city's airport, the 46th Div, on the left, advances toward San Martino in Strada.
[ | ]Palau Islands
A Japanese force of around 200 men land on Ngeregong Island, northeast of Peleliu. Although the island was previously occupied by a small unit of US Marines, it is now deserted. However, the US responds vigorously, imposing a naval blockade on the Denges Passage - the sea route taken by the Japanese to the island - before pounding the island with naval and aerial attacks.
[ | ]Philippines
The X Corps begins to advance on Ormoc from the north. Units of the 24th and 19th Divs of infantry attack enemy positions a little southwest of Carigara after a heavy artillery preparation, but are driven back with considerable losses. In the US XXIV Corps sector, the 382nd Inf of the 96th Div completes the capture of Bloody Ridge, killing about 480 Japanese.
[ | ]Secret War
The Japanese hang Master Soviet spy Richard Sorge at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo. He has been working for eight years as the Tokyo correspondent for a German newspaper, and during this time has sent the Soviet Union detailed information concerning German and Japanese plans, including the attack on the Soviet Union in 1941.
[ | ]United States, Politics
(when?) Roosevelt is re-elected President. Roosevelt receives 25,610,946 votes to Dewey's 22,018,177. Roosevelt wins in 36 states and will serve an unprecedented fourth term. 'Fringe' candidates receive 340,705 votes.
[ | ]Western Front
The headquarters of the Canadian 1st Army takes direct control of the final operations for the occupation of Walcheren Island.
German resistance continues at Moerdijk on the Hollandsch Diep, some 12 miles from Breda.
In the US 1st Army sector, the 28th Div of the V Corps is withdrawn from the bridgehead over the Kall River after a series of fierce counterattacks by the German 5th Pzr Army.
Gen Patton, US 3rd Army, decides to launch the offensive on the Rhine on November 8 in spite of the violent rain which at the moment prevents any air force activity.
[ | ]Images from November 7, 1944
GIs of 100th Infantry Division |
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Panther on Patrol |
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Battle in Hürtgen Forest |
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German POW |
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German POWs Captured on Walcheren Island |
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Election Returns |
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105mm Howitzer In Action |
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Slovak Republic, Low Tatras Mountains |
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