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3 June 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.
6 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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China
Japanese attain their objective of capturing shipping on Upper Yangtze in W Hupeh and begin withdrawing.
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Solomon Is.
Adm Halsey issues basic operations plan for assault on New Georgia Is., in central Solomons, in order to secure Munda airfield, from which to support subsequent offensive against N Solomons. Adm Turner is to head amphibious forces.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Supplement to Issue 36077, page 2994, published 1943-07-02: "in law immedi- ately upon the publication of this Order in the London Gazette. E. C. E. Leadbitter.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 117 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-06-03, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included PANTELLARIA.
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 24 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-06-03, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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