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2 March 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.
6 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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NEI
Japanese gain further ground in Java, where Dutch are continuing to resist; claim capture of Batavia, from which NEI Government has been forced to move to Bandoeng.
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New Guinea
Japanese begin heavy air strikes on New Guinea in preparation for invasion of Huon Gulf area.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 15 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-03-02, 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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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-03-02, 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 0 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-03-02, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA, CRETE, 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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