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• In the morning, troops of Greek 3rd Mountain Brigade captured Rimini, Italy, which had been evacuated by the Germans overnight, and raised a Greek flag on the balcony of the municipal building; the mayor officially surrendered the city at 0745 hours. US 85th Division captured Firenzuola, Italy. Indian 4th Division withdrew from San Marino. ww2dbase [Gothic Line Offensive | TH, CPC]
• German Armeegruppe E evacuated the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece. ww2dbase [TH]
• US 83rd Infantry Division became part of the Third Army of US 12th Army Group. ww2dbase [CPC]
• The second authorized special attack was conducted by three Japanese Army aircraft. ww2dbase [CPC]

• Emden completed laying mines in the Skagerrak. ww2dbase [Emden | Skagerrak | CPC]

• USS Permit departed Brisbane, Australia, starting her fourtheenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Permit | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]

• George Patton traveled to Paris, France to meet with Dwight Eisenhower over lunch. ww2dbase [George Patton | Paris | CPC]

• Men of Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade landed between Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands as British airborne troops in Arnhem were becoming overwhelmed. Nearby, Schijndel was captured by the Allies. ww2dbase [Operation Market Garden | TH, CPC]

• USS Alabama escorted US carriers as carrier aircraft began attacking Japanese positions in the Manila Bay area in the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | CPC]

• Kamoi received light damage in the hull and boilers from an aircraft of US Task Force 38 at Manila, Philippine Islands. At 2203 hours, Kamoi and other supply ships departed Manila for Palawan. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Manila | CPC]

• After sundown, 12 Polish, British, and South African air crews dropped supplies for resistance fighters in Warsaw, Poland. ww2dbase [Warsaw Uprising | Warsaw | CPC]

• Josip Broz Tito arrived in Romania. ww2dbase [Josip Tito | CPC]

• No. 3 Squadron RAF was transferred out of RAF Newchurch in southern England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [RAF Newchurch | Newchurch, England | CPC]

• Submarine USS Bowfin entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard for a much needed overhaul and upgrade that would last three months. While at Mare Island, Bowfin received a change of command. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Bowfin | Vallejo, California | DS]

21 Sep 1944 Interactive Map