Date: February 27, 1942
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the British. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France Deport 65,000 Jews from Drancy, March…
World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton. Date: November 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: German 11th Army Destroys Kerch Bridgehead, May 8,…
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad. Date: August 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Sarny Massacre Begins: German and Ukrainian Perpetrators, August 27, 1942World War II: Second Happy Time Ends,…
World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon. Date: September 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942MV Struma Torpedoed, 791 Romanian Jewish Refugees Killed, February 24, 1942Japanese Assault on Bataan…
World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia. Date: November 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle…
World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay. Date: September 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942U.S. Begins Civilian Gasoline Rationing, July 22, 1942Naval Battle of…