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6 April 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 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Australia
Main body (Hq, 163d Regt, 167th FA Bn, and other units) of U.S. 41st Div reaches Melbourne.
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Burma
Japanese land reinforcements at Rangoon. Chiang Kai-shek, visiting Maymyo, urges that Taungdwingyi be held and agrees to provide Ch div to assist Burma I Corps. Ch 200th and 96th Divs are in position to defend Pyinmana.
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Japanese naval forces put troops ashore on Manus Island in the Bismarck Archipelago (some sources give a date of 8 April for these landings).
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1942-04-06, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.
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 20 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-04-06, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO, NEW GUINEA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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