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18 December 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.
6 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Guadalcanal
3d Bn, 132d Inf, advances up NW slopes of Mt Austen to Hill 35, where enemy fire is encountered.
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New Guinea
Aus 39th Bn, which has been joined by elements of 2/14th Bn, has reduced enemy strength at Napapo to about half and is being relieved for action on Sanananda front by Aus 2/16th and 2/27th Bns.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35829, page 5522, published 1942-12-18: "sioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessarydirections herein accordingly.E. C. E. Leadbitter.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 46 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-12-18, flown by RAF, USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included TUNISIA.
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 13 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-12-18, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included NEW GUINEA, "PAPUA NEW GUINEA, MANUS ISLAND".
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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18 December in other years 19391940194119431944
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