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: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people. Date: March 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
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: 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: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a Würzburg installation. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm leads to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasts into the early hours of February 25. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California. Date: February 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable. Date: February 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace. Date: February 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)