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29 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.
8 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Tunisia
U.S. 1st Div (-) is placed under command of Fr 19th Corps to help defend Ousseltia Valley. CCB, U.S. 1st Armd Div, reverts to U.S. II Corps.
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USSR
Kropotkin, on Baku-Rostov rail line, falls to Soviet forces.
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The naval battle of Rennell Island, near Guadalcanal, begins. The Japanese beat the Americans and the is lost.
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The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-01-29, flown by USAAF 7th 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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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 94 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1943-01-29, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE, 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 32 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-01-29, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. 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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