17 Mar 1944
  • Soviet troops advanced near the Romanian border. ww2dbase [CPC]
Algeria
  • German submarine U-371 sank Dutch troop transport Dempo in the Mediterranean Sea just off of the coast of Algeria, killing 498. ww2dbase [El Aouana | CPC]
Australian New Guinea Austria
  • The first American bombing on Vienna, Austria from Italy took place. ww2dbase [Vienna | CPC]
Burma
  • Japanese and Anglo-Indian troops clashed at Tonzang, Burma. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | tonzang | CPC]
  • A reattempted air drop completed successfully at 0730 hours north of Shaduzup, Burma for the 1st Battalion of US 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional). On the same date, battalion medics recorded the spread of dysentery among the troops; looking for someone to blame, they noted that the accompanying Chinese 113th Regiment troops must be the cause. ww2dbase [Battle of Myitkyina | Shaduzup | CPC]
Finland
  • Finland rejected the Soviet peace proposal. ww2dbase [TH]
Hawaii Italy
  • New Zealand troops captured the train station at Cassino, Italy. Nearby, Indian Gurkha troops captured Point 435 (nicknamed Hangman's Hill). ww2dbase [Battle of Monte Cassino | Cassino, Lazio | TH, CPC]
Ukraine
  • Soviet troops captured Dubno, Ukraine, a major transportation hub. ww2dbase [Dubno, Rivne | CPC]
United Kingdom
  • Edward Brooks became the commanding officer of the US 2nd Armored Division at Tidworth Barracks near Salisbury, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Edward Brooks | Salisbury, England | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 17 Mar 1944
Portrait of British RAF Acting Wing Commander Maxwell Norman Oxford, Chinese Navy Admiral Chan Chak, and Chinese Navy Commander Xu Heng, China, 17 Mar 1944; note Oxford and Xu

17 Mar 1944 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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