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7 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.

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Entries

  1. Burma

    Burma Army evacuates Rangoon, moving along Prome road except for demolition forces, which are removed by sea. Loss of Rangoon seriously handicaps supply and reinforcement of Burma Army, which must now depend on air for this.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. European Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 15 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-03-07, 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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