5 Dec 1944
  • The Japanese Navy 12th Air Fleet was reorganized to contain two air groups and one base force. ww2dbase [CPC]
Germany Hawaii Hungary Italy Japan
  • Submarine USS Spearfish completed her secret mission to conduct close reconnaissance surveys of Iwo Jima and Minami Jima in the Bonin Islands and set a course for Saipan. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Iwo Jima | DS]
Pacific Ocean
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 discovered the disabled tanker Seishin Maru in the South China Sea at about 1000 hours and arranged for tanker Miri Maru to take Seishin Maru under tow. ww2dbase [Stewart | South China Sea | CPC]
Philippines Russia
  • Kirill Meretskov was awarded the For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic medal. ww2dbase [Kirill Meretskov | CPC]
United States Photo(s) dated 5 Dec 1944
Iva Toguri at Radio Tokyo, Japan, 5 Dec 1944, photo 1 of 5Iva Toguri at Radio Tokyo, Japan, 5 Dec 1944, photo 3 of 5Iva Toguri at Radio Tokyo, Japan, 5 Dec 1944, photo 4 of 5Iva Toguri at Radio Tokyo, Japan, 5 Dec 1944, photo 5 of 5
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5 Dec 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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