The US commenced the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf with a naval bombardment that would last six days. The Japanese responded with kamikaze attacks.
British commandos and Indian Army troops made a nearly unopposed landing at the Burmese island of Akyab.
The Battle of Bure, a British attack in the Battle of the Bulge, commenced.
US troops in Belgium, January 3, 1945.
General Nikolaos Plastiras became Prime Minister of Greece.
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