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21 August 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 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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New Guinea
Japanese convoy reaches Basabua and lands reinforcements, completing quota for overland drive on Port Moresby. Aus 18th Brig reaches Milne Bay, where it joins Aus 7th Brig, CMF, which reached there in July.
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The Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1942-08-21, 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 10 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-08-21, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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