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10 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 sourced entries for this date.
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The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
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UK Parliament
China (Parliamentary Mission) (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-09-10: "China (Parliamentary Mission)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
India (Situation) (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-09-10: "India (Situation)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Parliamentary Mission To China (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1942-09-10: "Parliamentary Mission To China." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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St. Lawrence River
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-09-10, 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.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-09-10, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included 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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