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30 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.
7 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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NEI
Japanese invade Aru, Kei, and Tanimbar Is.
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New Guinea
Co C of Aus 39th Bn completes march to Demki.
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UK Parliament
Civil Defence (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-07-30: "Civil Defence."
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UK Parliament
National Service (Foreign Countries) Bill (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1942-07-30: "National Service (Foreign Countries) Bill."
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 11 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-07-30, flown by 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 9 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-07-30, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included NEW GUINEA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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