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20 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.
5 sourced entries for this date.
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Pacific
USAFIA, largely a supply organization, is discontinued, and U.S. Army Services of Supply, Southwest Pacific Area (USASOS SWPA) is established under command of Gen Richard Marshall.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-07-20, 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.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1942-07-20, 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.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 2 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-07-20, 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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