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5 January 1941

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

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  1. Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  2. European Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1941-01-05, flown by RAF. Targets included HOLLAND OR NETHERLANDS.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  3. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-01-05, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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