Date: February 1, 1942
Grossaktion Warsaw: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins. Date: July 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: British Commandos Raid Bordeaux Harbour, December 7, 1942MV Struma Torpedoed,…
World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins. Date: August 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Nazi Germany Begins Deportation of 100,000 Dutch Jews to Camps July 15, 1942World War II…
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland by the government on his 75th birthday. On the same day, Adolf Hitler arrives in Finland for a surprise visit to meet Mannerheim. Date: June 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Casablanca Premieres in New…
World War II: US Navy L-class blimp L-8 drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found. Date: August 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins deporting Jews from the Łódź Ghetto to Chełmno extermination camp. Date: January 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Free French Retreat from Bir Hakeim Delays Axis Advance, June…