9 Sep 1944
  • General de Gaulle created a provisional government which included Communards. ww2dbase [Charles de Gaulle | TH]
Bulgaria
  • The Bulgarian Fatherland Front successfully overthrew the government and declared war on Germany. ww2dbase [Bulgaria Switched Sides | CPC]
Germany
  • Robert von Greim was mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht radio report. ww2dbase [Robert von Greim | CPC]
Hawaii Korea Philippines
  • USS Wasp's aircraft attacked Japanese positions on Mindanao, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 9 Sep 1944
Men of US Army 2nd Infantry Division advancing into Brest, France under German machine gun fire, 9 Sep 1944M4 Sherman tank covering the advance of men of US 60th Infantry Regiment, Belgium, 9 Sep 1944Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Essex of the attack on Surigao Harbor in northern Mindanao, Philippine Islands, 9 Sep 1944

9 Sep 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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