Dutch East Indies Surrender Java to Imperial Japanese Army, March 8, 1942

World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. Date: October 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on…

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore. Date: February 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Pasir Panjang and Fall of Singapore February 14,…

World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal. Date: September 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942RMS Laconia Torpedoed in World War II September 12, 1942Japanese…

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 1942Japanese Capture Batavia in Dutch East Indies, March 5, 1942Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France Deport 65,000 Jews from…

World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). Date: September 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Quit India…

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:…