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SUNDAY, 17 DECEMBER 1944
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 753: 3 B-17s and 7
B-24s
are dispatched to drop leaflets on France, the Netherlands and
Germany
during the night. The 859th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 492d
Bombardment
Group (Heavy) is detached to Italy and begins a movement to Brindisi
today.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In Germany, weather prevents
bomber
operations; 1,000+ fighters fly armed reconnaissance, defensive
patrols, and
attacks on bridges and gun positions; the IX and XIX Tactical Air
Commands
also support ground forces (8th, 28th, 78th, 99th, and 106th
Infantry
Divisions, 5th Armored Division, and V, VII, VIII, XII, and XX
Corps) against
the counteroffensive in the Ardennes and in a battle to hold the
Saarlautern,
Germany bridgehead.
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