Date: August 19, 1942
Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Invasion of Ambon and Allied POW Massacre, January 30, 1942USS Essex Commissioned as First 24-Ship Aircraft…
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…
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 1942Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard Heydrich…
World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. Date: February 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅…
The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. Date: March 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Congress Approves Quit India Resolution, Authorizes Gandhi’s Independence Campaign…
World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. Date: June 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War…