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12 May 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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Burma
Japanese force heading for Kengtung crosses the Salween.
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, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Karl Thurmann, sinks British freighter Nicoya near the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, signalling the opening of the Battle of St. Lawrence.
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Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-05-12, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 3 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-05-12, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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