Brazil Declares War on Germany, Japan and Italy – August 22, 1942
Date: August 22, 1942
Date: August 22, 1942
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). Date: September 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Declaration by…
World War II: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a Wรผrzburg installation. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Guadalcanal…
World War II: The German submarine U-69 (1940) sinks the Canadian passenger ferry SS Caribou approximately 20 nautical miles southwest of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Date: October 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River. Date: September 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Coral Sea: USS Sinks…
World War II: French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Kรถnigstein Fortress. Date: April 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Second Battle of Kharkov Begins in Eastern…
World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. Date: October 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 26 ๐ Events on…