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5 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.
6 sourced entries for this date.
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Tunisia
In Br First Army area, 2d Bn of RCT 16, Fr 19th Corps, joins U.S. 1st Div, to which it reverts from attachment to 36th Brig of Br 78th Div.
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USSR
St Oskol, on rail line SE of Kursk, falls to Soviet troops, as does Izyum, on rail line SE of Kharkov.
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The Allies now have all of Libya under their control.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 18 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-02-05, 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-02-05, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included NEW GUINEA, CELEBES ISLANDS.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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