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31 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.
8 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Ethiopia
Great Britain recognizes independence of Ethiopia.
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Iran
Maj Gen John N. Greely, head of U.S. Military Mission to USSR, which is to advise and assist Russians on lend-lease matters, arrives at Basra, Iraq; from there proceeds to Tehran, Iran, where he establishes his hq.
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The Japanese take the port of Moulamein, Burma; they now threaten Rangoon as well as Singapore.
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Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 66 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-01-31, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 8 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-01-31, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-01-31, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included INDONESIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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