Date: February 27, 1942
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Indian Ocean…
World War II: Allied forces commence the Second Battle of El Alamein, which proves to be the key turning point in the North African campaign. Date: October 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on May…
An Aeroflot Tupolev ANT-20 crashes near Tashkent, killing all 36 people on board. Date: December 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 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: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. Date: June 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Majdan-Tatarski Ghetto Established in German-Occupied Poland, April 19, 1942Voice of…
World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. Date: January 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: First Aircraft Ejection…