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2 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.

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  5. UK Parliament

    Central Direction of the War (House of Commons)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-07-02: "Central Direction of the War." Mr. Bevan: "It is a case of what the right hon. Gentleman ought not to have said.

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  7. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-07-02, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  8. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 10 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-07-02, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF. 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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