Date: May 12, 1942
World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. Date: August 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in…
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor. Date: November 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…
World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Auschwitz Escape by Kazimierz Piechowski and Three Others,…
World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrenders to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese complete their Dutch East Indies campaign. Date: March 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
USS Essex, first aircraft carrier of a 24-ship class, is commissioned. Date: December 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Lands at RAF Pembrey, June 23, 1942Imperial Japanese Navy Midget…
World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Indian Ocean Raid Sinks HMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire, April…