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April 1945

Daily Normandy — every edition of April 1945, day by day.
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1 April 521 Field Survey Company on a mission to Hamminkeln, Germany on 1945-04-01 112 events 2 April Technician Fifth Grade Roark Burr A (Service #: 37468687) died on 1945-04-02 76 events 3 April Avro Lancaster III (ME308 EA-F) on a mission to Nordhausen on 1945-04-03 77 events 4 April Avro Lancaster I (PB415 KC-O) on a mission to United Kingdom on 1945-04-04 82 events 5 April Handley Page Halifax III (RG432 Z5-A) on a mission to Germany on 1945-04-05 127 events 6 April RAF Bomber Command 1 Mosquisto naval attack 6 April 1945 73 events 7 April Technician Fourth Grade Middlebrook Oscar L (Service #: 34713644) died on 1945-04-07 80 events 8 April RAF Bomber Command 175 Lancasters attacked the benzol plant 8 April 1945 67 events 9 April RAF Bomber Command 57 Lancasters attacked attacked oil-storage and U-boat shelters 9 April 1945 109 events 10 April RAF Bomber Command 90 Halifaxes attack railway yard Engelsdorf 10 April 1945 100 events 11 April The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Glendinning, Haworth Lang killed near Wilp 117 events 12 April Private Jackson Elmer S Jr (Service #: 36571558) died on 1945-04-12 89 events 13 April RAF Bomber Command 34 Lancasters abandoned attack warships Prinz Eugen and Lützow 13 April 1945 92 events 14 April Master sergeant Gomez Alexander A (Service #: 06592707) died on 1945-04-14 107 events 15 April Avro Lancaster I (NG228 KC-V) on a mission to Swinemunde on 1945-04-15 81 events 16 April Technician Fourth Grade Sharpe Floyd B (Service #: 35142861) died on 1945-04-16 103 events 17 April RAF Bomber Command 222 Lancasters attack on the railway yards 16/17 April 1945 86 events 18 April 521 Field Survey Company on a mission to Steyerburg, Germany on 1945-04-18 84 events 19 April Private Pickens James H (Service #: 33790250) died on 1945-04-19 85 events 20 April Technician Fifth Grade Batts Daniel (Service #: 33520678) died on 1945-04-20 77 events 21 April 521 Field Survey Company Repro 5 on a mission to Schaerbeek, Belgium on 1945-04-21 65 events 22 April Technician Third Grade Mellichamp Horace L (Service #: 15197540) died on 1945-04-22 71 events 23 April Private Jeffries James H (Service #: 33789373) died on 1945-04-23 69 events 24 April RAF Bomber Command 110 Lancasters attack railway yards at Bad Oldesloe 23 April 1945 79 events 25 April Avro Lancaster I (NN718 BH-A) on a mission to Melsbroek Air Base, Brussels Airport, Steenokkerzeel, on 1945-04-25 94 events 26 April 2 The Devonshire Regiment counter attacked 12th SS Reinforcement Regiment & Hitler Jugend 77 events 27 April Private First Class Pelletier Francis R (Service #: 31398950) died on 1945-04-27 63 events 28 April Private First Class Baltimore Elihue E (Service #: 37417000) died on 1945-04-28 49 events 29 April Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class Cummings Eugene F (Service #: 06011523) died on 1945-04-29 87 events 30 April Private Littleton Edmon T (Service #: 34165288) died on 1945-04-30 63 events
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