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13 February 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.
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NEI
Japanese overrun Bandjermasin, key point in SE Borneo.
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Singapore
Japanese further compress British on Singapore. Main thrusts are against W part of S Area; Br forward units pull back, night 13-14, to cover Alexandra area, where main ordnance depot and ammunition magazine are located.
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The battle for Bataan continues.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35455, page 713, published 1942-02-13: "hat this Order be forthwithregistered by the Registrar of the said Diocese ofYork.Rupert B. Howorth.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-02-13, flown by RAF. Targets included SICILY, 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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