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3 June 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.
8 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Middle East
22d Inf Brig Gp of Br East Africa Command sails for Madagascar to relieve Br forces.
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Midway
Battle of Midway opens when planes based there locate and attack elements of Japanese invasion force as it approaches.
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The British coal industry is nationalised.
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Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 2 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-06-03, 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-06-03, flown by RAF. Targets included SARDINIA.
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 19 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-06-03, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, RAAF, USAAF 5th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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