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24 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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  2. Norway

    U.S. Eighth Air Force makes its first attack on Norway. 167 B-17’s drop 414 tons of bombs on industrial targets at Heroya while 41 release 79 tons on naval installations at Trondheim. Only 1 plane fails to return.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. Sicily

    15th Army Group: In U.S. Seventh Army area, Prov Corps continues to mop up W part of island, taking record number of prisoners. II Corps pursues enemy eastward, 45th Div in coastal sector and 1st Div on S flank.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 76 Allied sorties (10 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-07-24, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, RAF. Targets included BURMA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  6. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 140 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-07-24, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  7. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 104 Allied sorties (20 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-07-24, flown by USAAF 11th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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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