Date: November 10, 1942
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World War II: The Royal Navy defeats the Kriegsmarine at the Battle of the Barents Sea. This leads to the resignation of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder a month later. Date: December 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 31 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day…
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. Date:…
A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85Β km (46Β nm) in altitude. Date: October 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 3 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Forces Land on Java, Dutch East Indies March 1, 1942Nazi Germany Begins ΕΓ³dΕΊ…
An Aeroflot Tupolev ANT-20 crashes near Tashkent, killing all 36 people on board. Date: December 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942German V-2 Rocket Reaches Record 85 km Altitude, October 3, 1942Beisfjord Massacre:…
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…
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Date: May 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil Patent Frequency-Hopping System, August…