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1 September 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 14 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Japan
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo resigns and Premier Hideki Tojo is asked to assume duties of Foreign Ministry.
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MAURITIUS, RODRIGUEZ, And SEYCHELLES Isl
Transferred from command of Br Army Hq, India, to East Africa Command. These, with Madagascar, are formed into “Islands Area” under Maj Gen G. R. Smallwood.
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The Japanese are now within 30 miles of Port Moresby, New Guinea, on the Kokoda trail.
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US Navy Construction Battalion personnel, Seabees, began to arrive at Guadalcanal.
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Chief of State of Vichy France Philippe Pétain and Prime Minister Pierre Laval create what will become the Service du travail obligatoire (STO).
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 84 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-09-01, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF. Targets included EGYPT, LIBYA, CRETE.
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 8 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-09-01, flown by RAAF. 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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