11 Dec 1944
  • USS Gar delivered 35 tons of supplies to an American position near Duriagaos Inlet, Luzon, Philippine Islands and picked up intelligence documents. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
  • USS Guitarro departed Fremantle, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
  • USS Astoria set sail for the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
  • The last gassing at the Hartheim Castle in Austria for the euthanasia program took place. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • Adolf Hitler held a meeting with top German military commanders at the Adlerhorst headquarters in Wetterau, Germany, stressing the importance of the upcoming Ardennes Offensive. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
China
  • 16 fighter-bombers of US 14th Air Force attacked Tianhe Airfield in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
Hawaii
  • USS Shamrock Bay departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
Pacific Ocean
  • USS Preston guarded carriers while the carriers launched strikes against Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
US Pacific Islands Photo(s) dated 11 Dec 1944
African-American soldiers of the 161st Chemical Smoke Generating Company of the US 3rd Army refilling a M-2 smoke generator, at the Saar River near Wallerfangen, Germany, 11 Dec 1944USS Wasp at sea, 11 Dec 1944

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

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