2 February 1945

FRIDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 1945

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): 22 of 24 P-51s fly an uneventful
sweep in the Koblenz-Wetzlar-Siegen-Siegburg, Germany area.
Mission 816: During the night of 2/3 Feb, 1 B-17 and 8 B-24s drop leaflets
in W Germany.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): 350+ B-26s, A-26s, and A-20s bomb
road and rail bridges to block the E-W movement E of the Rhine River and
defended localities E of the battlefront in W Germany; fighters hit bridges
and fly escort, armed reconnaissance and patrols, and support US Third Army
elements along the Our River in Belgium and the Sauer River in Germany. In
France, HQ 406th Fighter Group and the 513th Fighter Squadron move from
Mourmelon-le-Grand to Metz with P-47s; the 393d Fighter Squadron, 367th
Fighter Group, moves from Juvincourt to St Dizier with P-38s.