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25 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.

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  1. Battle Of Eastern Solomons

    U.S. carrier forces are unable to locate enemy fleet units, but U.S. Marine and Army land-based bombers attack Japanese transport force continuing toward Guadalcanal and cause it to delay landings and retire northward.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  2. Middle East

    Col Shingler is directed by Gen Maxwell to take responsibility for construction, maintenance, supply, and administration of installations in new PGSC area, which comprises Iraq, Iran, and parts of Saudi Arabia bordering on Persian Gulf.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. New Guinea

    Enemy amphibious force bound for Milne Bay from Buna is stranded on Goodenough I., D’Entrecasteaux Is., when P-40’s from Milne Bay destroy all 7 of their beached barges.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  4. Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  6. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 2 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-08-25, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  7. European Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-08-25, 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.

  8. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 19 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-08-25, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF. Targets included GREECE, 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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