Date: January 30, 1942
World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrenders to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese complete their Dutch East Indies campaign. Date: March 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from Drancy internment camp to German extermination camps. Date: March 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Rommel Promoted to Field…
World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung. Date: March 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad. Date: July 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Beisfjord Massacre: 288 Yugoslav Prisoners Killed in Norway, July 18, 1942Mexico Enters World…
World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) Date: January 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture of Kuala Lumpur in World War II, January 11,…
World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic. Date: July 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day…