World War II Baedeker Blitz Hits Exeter, Bath, and York April 23, 1942
Date: April 23, 1942
Date: April 23, 1942
World War II: Ocean Liner RMSΒ Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMSΒ Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa. Date: October 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 2 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pierre Laval Becomes Prime Minister of Vichy…
First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians. Date: August 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Dieppe Raid: Allied Amphibious Assault Fails, August 19, 1942Hitler Issues Fuhrer…
The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies. Date: March 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle…
World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland. Date: June 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 21 π Events on this day in…
World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins on Guadalcanal. Date: October 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066, Japanese American Internment Begins, February 19, 1942World War II:…
The Jewish resistance organization, Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye, based in the Vilna Ghetto is established. Date: January 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Bombing of LΓΌbeck: RAF Bomber Command’s First Major Success, March 29,…