Date: May 7, 1942
World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War. Date: September 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pierre Laval…
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…
World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War. Date: May 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia…
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 1942Allies Bombard Bangkok, Thailand Declares War on U.S. and U.K. January…
Henry Ford patents a soybean car, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Majdan-Tatarski Ghetto Established in German-Occupied Poland, April 19, 1942U.S. Navy Marshalls-Gilberts…
World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula. Date: April 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Guadalcanal Matanikau Action: U.S. Marines Escape…