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30 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.
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Pacific
Operation CARTWHEEL, converging drives on Rabaul by forces of S Pacific and SWPA, opens with amphibious operations against central Solomons, Trobriands, and New Guinea.
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American troops land on Rendova Island, New Georgia, another part of Operation Cartwheel.
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New Guinea
MacKechnie Force (Col MacKechnie, commander of 162d Inf, 41st Div), consisting now of 1st Bn, 162d Inf, and supporting U.S.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 200 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-06-30, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, 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 65 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-06-30, 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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