14 January 1945 A.D. Post-Bastogne Advance—US Army’s 1st
Advance & US 8th Air Force Resumes Bombing Runs (600 B-17s &
B-24s)
Editors. This Day
in U.S. Military History. N.d. http://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/january-14/. Accessed 14 Jan 2015.
1945 – The US 1st Army achieves an advance 2 miles toward St. Vith in
continuing attacks. British forces attacking southward from Laroche link up
with elements of US 3rd Army advancing northwest from Bastogne
1945 – The US 8th Air Force resumes strategic operations after a month-long
pause caused by the Battle of the Bulge. Some 600 B-17 and B-24 bombers strike
oil targets and encounter heavy resistance from Luftwaffe fighters.
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