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4 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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Egypt

30 Corps, Br Eighth Army, is strengthened by arrival of Aus 9th Div, which is concentrating in vicinity of El ‘Alamein fortress. 13 Corps continues to attack on S flank, making slow progress.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Western Europe

U.S. air operations against Europe are initiated. 6 U.S. aircraft manned by U.S. crews participate in RAF attack on airdromes in Holland.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
CBI

AVG is inducted into Tenth Air Force as its contract with China terminates.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
First air missions by the United States Army Air Forces in Europe.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-07-04, 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.
East Africa Theater

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1942-07-04, 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.
European Theater

THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-07-04, flown by RAF. Targets included HOLLAND OR NETHERLANDS.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

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30 Corps, Br Eighth Army, is strengthened by arrival of Aus 9th Div, which is concentrating in vicinity of El ‘Alamein fortress. 13 Corps continues to attack on S flank, making slow progress.

U.S. air operations against Europe are initiated. 6 U.S. aircraft manned by U.S. crews participate in RAF attack on airdromes in Holland.

AVG is inducted into Tenth Air Force as its contract with China terminates.

First air missions by the United States Army Air Forces in Europe.

THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-07-04, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1942-07-04, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-07-04, flown by RAF. Targets included HOLLAND OR NETHERLANDS.

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