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28 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.
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Middle East
U.S. Army Middle East Air Force is established in Middle East under command of Lt Gen Lewis H. Brereton. It at first consists of Halverson Detachment (HALPRO) and 9 B-17’s.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Blau finally opened as Army Group South began its attack into southern Russia on 28 June 1942.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 3 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-06-28, flown by RAF, USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included LIBYA, EGYPT.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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