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24 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.
7 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Guadalcanal
3d Bn of 132d Inf, followed by 1st Bn in reserve, moves W without incident to Hill 31, W of summit of Mt Austen; upon attack- ing S toward Hill 27, is stopped short by fire from enemy strongpoint, called Gifu, between Hills 31 and 27.
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Tunisia
Decision is made at conference between Gen Eisenhower and Gen K. A. N. Anderson to abandon attack on Tunis until after rainy season. Br First Army regains positions on Djebel el Ahmera.
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French Admiral Darlan, the former Vichy leader who had switched over to the Allies following the Torch landings, is assassinated in Algiers.
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French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-12-24, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 31 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-12-24, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF, USAAF 7th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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24 December in other years 19391940194119431944
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