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20 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.

5 of 6 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.

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Entries

  1. UK Parliament

    Army And Air Force (Annual) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1943-04-20: "Army And Air Force (Annual) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  2. UK Parliament

    British Army (Women Medical Officers) (House of Commons)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1943-04-20: "British Army (Women Medical Officers)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  3. UK Parliament

    War Damage Bill. [H.L.] (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1943-04-20: "War Damage Bill. [H.L.]." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  4. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 254 Allied sorties (54 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-04-20, 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.

  5. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 73 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-04-20, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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