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22 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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New Guinea
Allied planes continue to attack enemy shipping off N coast, setting fire to a transport. Upon landing, Japanese Navy units move to Buna and Army forces to Giruwa.
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Pacific
98th Sq of 11th Heavy Bombardment Gp lands in New Caledonia. Solomons Amphibious Force, with 1st Mar Div embarked, sails from Wellington, New Zealand.
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UK Parliament
British Subjects, Foreign Countries (Conscription) (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-07-22: "British Subjects, Foreign Countries (Conscription)." The Minister of Labour (Mr.
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UK Parliament
The War: Financial Issues (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1942-07-22: "The War: Financial Issues."
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Guadalcanal campaign
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. * Morison, Samuel Eliot, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 - 1 May 1944, vol. VI of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II.
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Guadalcanal campaign
* Morison, Samuel Eliot, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 - 1 May 1944, vol.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 36 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-07-22, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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