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26 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 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Midway
USS Kittyhawk brings in additional air and ground reinforcements.
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New Guinea
Aus Kanga Force is strengthened by arrival of Aus 5th Independent Co by air.
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The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya.
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Battle of Gazala
Operation Venice began on 26 May 1942 and drove the Eighth Army east of Tobruk, leaving it vulnerable to attack from the east.
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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 1942-05-26, 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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