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13 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.
7 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Australia
Rear echelon of U.S. 41st Div arrives.
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General Stilwell and his party cross the Chindwin River. They are now almost certainly safe from the Japanese, but still dependent on their own supplies in a very remote area and racing to beat the monsoon.
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Strait of Dover
Naval engagement during World War II.
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Dieppe Raid
To rebut Churchill's charge that he was excessively cautious, Pound gave his approval to Operation Rutter at a meeting in London on 13 May 1942 despite his own doubts.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-05-13, flown by RAF, 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 14 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-05-13, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO, TIMOR.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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