Guadalcanal
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10 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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Libya
Gen Montgomery briefs assault forces of Br Eighth Army on projected drive through Buerat line to Tripoli, which must be accomplished within 10 days, beginning on 15th, to avoid supply difficulties.
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New Guinea
COs A and C, 127th Inf, establish bridgehead across Konombi Creek in Tarakena area. Action is then suspended temporarily. 1st Bn, 163d Inf, finds 1 of the 2 enemy positions between Musket and Kano evacuated.
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Soviet troops launch an all-out offensive attack on Stalingrad; they also renew attacks in the north (Leningrad) and in the Caucasus.
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Guadalcanal campaign
Fournier, Sergeant - 10 January 1943 (posth.) * Lewis Hall, Technician 5th Grade - 10 January 1943 (posth.) * Charles W.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 16 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-01-10, 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 34 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-01-10, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF. Targets included TUNISIA, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 11 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-01-10, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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