Date: March 28, 1942
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. Date: July 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Java Surrender to…
World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. Date: January 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Ryūjō…
World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang). Date: March 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers. Date: November 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events…
World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt. Date: July 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Rommel Promoted to Field Marshal After Tobruk Capture, June 22, 1942World War…
World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign. Date: May 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Henry Ford Patents 30% Lighter Soybean Car – January 13,…