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19 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.
8 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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BADOENG Strait
Combined Allied naval force under Adm Doorman, Royal Netherlands Navy, attacks enemy vessel off Bali, night 19-20.
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Burma
Ind 17th Div continues to defend Bilin R line throughout day but is ordered to fall back after dark. Mandalay receives its first enemy air attack.
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Japanese aircraft attack Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory.
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Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people.
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United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-02-19, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 24 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-02-19, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included BALI.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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