Date: January 2, 1942
Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance. Date: June 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942First Female Prisoners Arrive at Auschwitz Concentration Camp March 26, 1942Battle…
World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. Date: July 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 10 π Events on this day in 1942 π On…
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 β π Other events on November 8 π Events…
World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. Date: June 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Coral Sea: USS Sinks ShΕhΕ,…
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking partβAkagi, Kaga, SΕryΕ« and HiryΕ«βare sunk, as is the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The American carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann are also…
World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany. Date: May 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: First U.S. Forces Arrive in Northern Ireland, January…