Date: February 15, 1942
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) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese…
World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory. Date: November 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Auschwitz Escape by Kazimierz Piechowski and Three Others, June 20, 1942Grumman F6F…
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps…
World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Submarines Shell Sydney and Newcastle, June 8, 1942WWII Japanese Air…
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 1942WWII: Terboven Appoints Quisling Minister President in Norway, February 1, 1942FBI Convicts…
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). Date: September 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War…