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26 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 amphibious force lands in E Malaya at Endau and moves rapidly inland. Some damage is done to the convoy by RAF planes as it approaches Endau and by naval vessels after it has anchored, but British lose HMS Thanet in the action.
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Northern Ireland
First convoy of U.S. troops arrives.
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The first American forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
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The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-01-26, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.
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 (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-01-26, flown by RAF. Targets included SICILY.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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