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20 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.
6 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Libya
Br Eighth Army presses more slowly westward toward Homs-Tarhuna area as enemy resistance stiffens.
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New Guinea
Aus 18th Brig continues to clear coastal region W of Sanananda, N part of Soputa- Sanananda road, and outskirts of Giruwa. 163d Inf battles the 3 pockets astride Soputa-Sanananda road.
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Attacks a Japanese convoy 286 miles from Truk, Caroline Islands en route to the Solomon Islands, sinking transport Meiu Maru and damaging Surabaya Maru.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1943-01-20, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included HOLLAND OR NETHERLANDS.
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 72 Allied sorties (24 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-01-20, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 12th 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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