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1 July 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 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Madagascar
Lt Gen Sir William Platt, CinC East African Command, takes responsibility for occupied portion of Madagascar.
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Pacific
TULSA II, a modified version of TULSA I, is drawn up as planning for offensive continues. 2d Marines, reinf, 2d Mar Div, sails from California in 5 ships escorted by carrier Wasp.
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A balloon from Operation Outward knocks out a power station near Leipzig.
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Start of the First Battle of El Alamein.
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UK Parliament
Central Direction of the War (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-07-01: "Central Direction of the War."
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UK Parliament
Conduct of the War (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1942-07-01: "Conduct of the War."
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Malta
Abortive plan for the invasion of Malta during the Second World War.
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