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18 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.

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  1. New Georgia

    XIV Corps, while preparing for final push on Munda, repels Japanese counterattacks at several points. 1st and 2d Bns of 148th Inf, 37th Div, which have landed at Zanana, try unsuccessfully to reach and relieve 169th Inf, 43d Div.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. Sicily

    15th Army Group: U.S. Seventh Army is directed to cut N coastal road after capture of Petralia; upon gaining line across island from Campofelice on N to Agrigento on S, is to mop up W part of island.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  4. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 29 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-07-18, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  5. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 97 Allied sorties (33 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-07-18, 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.

  6. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 62 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-07-18, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 11th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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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