Date: June 6, 1942
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 1942Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet…
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged. Date: August 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island. Date: June 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Hitler Issues Fuhrer Directive No. 41 for Stalingrad Assault, April 5, 1942Germany…
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: Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid): The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails. Date: August 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943). Date: November 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…