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2 January 1942
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.
7 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Malaya
Japanese force reaches Telok Anson via Perak R and goes ashore, greatly increasing threat to Ind 3 Corps.
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U.S.
Lt Gen Hugh A. Drum, tentatively selected for field command in China, arrives in Washington, D. C., where he confers with various military leaders and finds opinions as to role of U.S. in China widely divergent.
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Manila is captured by Japanese forces. They also take Cavite naval base, and the American and Filipino troops continue the retreat into Bataan.
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Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 39 Allied sorties (12 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-01-02, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE, HOLLAND OR NETHERLANDS.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-01-02, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA, GREECE, TUNISIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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