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12 July 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 120 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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New Georgia
172d Inf of 43d Div, now without food and water, pushes to within 500 yards of Laiana and learns from scouts that Japanese are firmly entrenched in vicinity of Ilangana.
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New Guinea
Allied troops advancing on Mubo reduce several enemy strongpoints.
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The Battle of Prokhorovka begins; the largest tank battle in human history and part of the Battle of Kursk, it is the pivotal battle of Operation Citadel.
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Sicily
15th Army Group: Bridgeheads are firmly established by end of day. Br and U.S. forces make contact at Ragusa. Advance U.S. Seventh Army CP moves ashore from USS Monrovia. Gen Truscott’s force takes Canicatti, important road junction.
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12 July in other years 19401941194219441945
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