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21 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.
7 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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N Africa
Gen Spaatz takes control of Western Desert Air Force (WDAF).
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Solomon Is.
U.S. 43d Div invasion force lands on 3 beaches in Russell Is., 2 of them on Banika I. and the other on Pavuvu I, without opposition.
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Americans take the Russell Islands, part of the Solomons chain.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 22 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-02-21, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force. 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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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 14 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-02-21, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 10 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1943-02-21, flown by USAAF 8th Air Force. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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