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2 July 1945
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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S Philippines
In U.S. Eighth Army area, RCT 368 of 93d Div takes responsibility for Zamboanga sector on Mindanao and for islands of Palawan, Jolo, and Sanga Sanga, relieving troops of 41st Div, Sixth Army.
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NEI
Aus 7th Div takes Balikpapan, Borneo, and its oil installations; subsequently extends holdings in this area.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 20 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-07-02, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.
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 263 Allied sorties (33 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1945-07-02, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 20th Air Force, RNZAF.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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