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8 November 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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France
Vichy France breaks off diplomatic relations with U.S.
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Guadalcanal
7th Marines ( - ) and 2d Bn of 164th Inf, latter being attached to 7th Marines as reserve, move E along coast to surround enemy now disposed astride Gavaga Creek, W of Tetere.
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Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Morocco and Algeria, begins.
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French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-11-08, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-11-08, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
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 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-11-08, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included LIBYA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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