World War II: Allied Defeat at Battle of Malaya, Retreat to Singapore, January 31, 1942
Date: January 31, 1942
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Date: January 31, 1942
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World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore. Date: February 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942British Force Disables Louis Joubert…
First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians. Date: August 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japan Begins Aleutian Islands Campaign Bombing Unalaska Island June 3, 1942British Army Amphibious Landing…
World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Date: October 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 6 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942WWII US Navy L-8…
World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea. Date: January 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Free French Retreat from Bir Hakeim Delays Axis Advance,…
Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. Date: March 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Nazi Germany Begins ΕΓ³dΕΊ…
World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. Date: June 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Second Happy Time Ends, U.S….