Battle of Stalingrad Begins August 23, 1942

Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. Date: July 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942…

World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12. Date: November 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Java Sea: Allied Defeat by…

World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…

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…

Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Chortkiv Holocaust Deportation and…

World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. Date: May 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942First Female Prisoners Arrive at…