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24 December 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.
8 of 16 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Borneo
Japanese convoy, despite attacks by Br and Dutch planes and Dutch submarines, succeeds in landing troops in Kuching area, Sarawak, early in morning.
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International Conference
Anglo-American conference, called ARCADIA, opens in Washington to consider war strategy. Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and British and U.S. Chiefs of Staff attend.
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Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
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Benghazi is conquered by the British Eighth Army.
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Takeover of overseas territories of France.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1941-12-24, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1941-12-24, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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24 December in other years 19391940194219431944
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