March 22nd, 1944 (WEDNESDAY)
GERMANY: Berlin announces the appointment of a new government for Hungary, led by Dome Sjotay.
Frankfurt: An RAF raid tonight kills 948 people and make 120,000 homeless.
ITALY: New Zealand Corps attacks Cassino for the last time. Freyburg finally calls off the attack.
EUROPE: Over 800 USAAF bombers hit targets in Germany and Italy. About 650 Eighth Air Force B-17s and B-24s bomb the Berlin area while about 200 Fifteenth Air Force B-17s and B-24s bomb marshalling yards at Verona, Bologna and Rimini.
Ottawa: CANADA and China sign a mutual aid pact.
BURMA: Over 160 A-31s, A-36s, B-24s, B-25s, P-40s and P-51s attack supply dumps at Prome near Rangoon, support Allied ground forces near Katha and Mawlu, attack Japanese ground troops along the Chindwin River and in the Mogaung Valley and damage a bridge near Pyinmana.
Air Commando Combat Mission NO. 35 3:10 Flight time Hailakandi, Assam to Malu, Burma. Bombed Jap troops at roadblock. (Chuck Baisden)
INDIA: Japanese ground troops invade India from Burma and advance to Manipur within 30 miles (48 km) of Imphal.
NEW GUINEA: Over 150 A-20s, B-24s, B-25s, P-40s and P-47s attack the (1) Wewak, Boram and Yeschan areas; (2) the Aitape-Tadji area; (3) barges at Alexishafen and (4) other targets.
PACIFIC OCEAN: The Fifth Fleet, including Task Force 58, sorties from Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands to bombard the Palau Islands.
U.S.A.: USN aircraft paint scheme is changed. Glossy paint will be used instead of flat paint. Fighter aircraft are to be painted glossy sea blue overall. Aircraft not operating in a combat zone need not be painted at all.