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7 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.
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Guadalcanal
161st Inf, 25th Div, crosses Umasani R and advances NW to Bunina Pt; patrols reach Tambalego R. Moving forward from Titi, 2d Bn of 132d Inf, Americal Div, arrives at Marovovo.
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Tunisia
In Br First Army area, 1st Ranger Bn arrives at Gafsa by air and is attached to U.S. II Corps. RCT 168 ( - 1st Bn), 34th Div, is attached to 1st Armd Div.
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Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 9 Allied sorties (11 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-02-07, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
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 2 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-02-07, 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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In the United States, it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in two days.
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