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2 February 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.
5 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Tunisia
In Br First Army’s U.S. II Corps area, 1st Armd Div hq opens at Sbeïtla; CCD drives to ridge E of Sened, where it digs in and repels counterattack.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 52 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-02-02, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included TUNISIA, CRETE.
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 3 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-02-02, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included NEW GUINEA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Battle of Stalingrad
On 2 February 1943, American journalist Barnet Nover wrote in the Washington Post that "Stalingrad's role in this war was that of the Battles of the Marne, Verdun and the Second Marne of the last war rolled into one".
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