USS Grouper Torpedoes Lisbon Maru with British POWs, October 1, 1942

World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) Date: January 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Conquest of Burma Begins, January 19, 1942Dutch…

World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya. Date: May 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Java Ends with Allied Surrender to Japan, March 12, 1942Second Battle of…

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 1942Dutch East Indies Surrender Java to Japanese Army, March…

World War II: Japan invades Singapore. Date: February 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Tobruk Falls to Axis Forces, 33,000 Allies Captured June 21, 1942World War II: Japanese Attack Tarakan, Borneo, Netherlands Indies,…

World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession. Date: March 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Edson’s Ridge Begins: U.S. Marines Defend Henderson Field, September 12, 1942Japanese…