Guadalcanal
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9 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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USSR
Soviet troops capture Belgorod, rail junction on Kursk-Kharkov line.
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Guadalcanal is finally secured; it is the first major achievement of the American offensive in the Pacific war.
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Munich and Vienna are heavily bombed, along with Berlin.
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Pacific War: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
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Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.
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Guadalcanal campaign
In December, the Japanese decided to abandon Guadalcanal to focus on the defense of the other Solomon Islands, and evacuated their last forces by 9 February 1943.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 8 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-02-09, 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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