Date: September 10, 1942
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World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on LΓΌbeck. Date: April 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Grumman F6F Hellcat First Flight…
World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War. Date: May 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia…
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 β π Other events on September 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Santa Cruz Islands: U.S. Carrier…
Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Beisfjord Massacre: 288 Yugoslav…
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 β π Other events on October 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May…