Majdan-Tatarski Ghetto Established in German-Occupied Poland, April 19, 1942
Date: April 19, 1942
Date: April 19, 1942
World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay. Date: September 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Messerschmitt Me 262 First Jet Engine Test Flight, July 18,…
Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942WWII US Navy L-8…
The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city. Date: March 29, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World…
World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Date: December 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Brazil Declares War on…
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged. Date: August 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
The Holocaust in Ukraine: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported. Date: May 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅…