Date: July 10, 1942
The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. Date: June 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack. Date: August 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Date: October 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Cocos Islands Mutiny: Ceylon…
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: November 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Roosevelt Orders…
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: Second Battle of Kharkov Offensive Begins, May 12, 1942World War…
Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy. Date: August 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Batavia in Dutch East Indies, March 5, 1942Queen Wilhelmina Addresses U.S. Congress, First Reigning Queen…