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28 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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  1. Burma

    Construction of road from Ledo, India, crosses Burmese border. In order to subdue Kachin guerrillas in N Burma, Japanese are moving one small force toward Sumprabum, Br outpost near Fort Hertz, and another toward Tanai R in Hukawng Valley.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  2. New Guinea

    1st Bn of 168d Inf, U.S. 41st Div, having arrived at front and relieved elements of 163d in Sanananda-Killerton-Gona area and at Kumusi R mouth, starts N from Killerton by water, leapfrogging cos.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 32 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-02-28, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  6. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 50 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-02-28, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF, USAAF 9th Air Force.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  7. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 13 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-02-28, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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