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2 April 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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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35990, page 1865, published 1943-04-23: "posed of byus at such time or times and in such manner in allrespects as to us shall seem expedient.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 88 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1943-04-02, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 103 Allied sorties (29 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-04-02, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included TUNISIA, 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 19 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-04-02, 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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2 April in other years 19401941194219441945
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