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24 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

    In surprise attack on Kyungon airfield, N of Toungoo, Japanese rout defenders (troops of Ch 200th Div and rear elements of Burma 1st Div) and cut rail line and road, thus partially surrounding Toungoo.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  4. UK Parliament

    Invasion: Status of Civilians (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1942-03-24: "Invasion: Status of Civilians." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  5. European Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-03-24, 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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