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23 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 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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International AGREEMENTS
U.S. and Great Britain sign mutual-aid agreement on settlement of lend-lease obligations.
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NEI
Japanese report conquest of Ambon completed. Gen Brett flies from Java, which is in imminent danger, to Australia.
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Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35467, page 905, published 1942-02-24: "Provost Company belowSergeant should be granted additional pay at therate of 6d.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35467, page 906, published 1942-02-24: "ctual in law immediately uponthe publication of this Order in the London Gazette,Rupert B. Ho worth.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35471, page 961, published 1942-02-27: "ted as the " United States ofAmerica (Extradition: India) Order in Council,1942 ".Rupert B. Howorth.
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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 1942-02-23, 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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