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3 January 1943
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.
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Tunisia
Enemy tank-infantry force, with arty and air support, overruns Fr 19th Corps troops at Fondouk.
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Guadalcanal
1st Bn, 132d Inf, exerts pressure against E part of the Gifu and establishes contact with 2d Bn to left.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 33 Allied sorties (33 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-01-03, flown by unidentified Allied air units. 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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