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5 August 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 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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New Guinea
Lt Col Malcolm A. Moore takes command of newly formed Second Air Task Force based at advanced airfield recently constructed at Tsili Tsili, in Watut R Valley W of Lae, in order to facilitate operations against Lae.
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Sicily
15th Army Group: In U.S. Seventh Army area, on N flank of II Corps, 3d Div opens attack on S. Fratello Ridge. 1st Div, with direct air support, continues battle for Troina, gaining positions overlooking the town.
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Russians recapture Orel and Belgorod.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 96 Allied sorties (16 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-08-05, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.
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 42 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-08-05, flown by USAAF 5th 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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