First Female Prisoners Arrive at Auschwitz Concentration Camp March 26, 1942
Date: March 26, 1942
Date: March 26, 1942
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River. Date: September 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Attack Tarakan, Borneo…
World War II: French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Kรถnigstein Fortress. Date: April 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pierre Laval Becomes Prime Minister of Vichy…
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 โ ๐ Other events on March 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On…
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: November 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of…
Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated". Date: September 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Naval Troops Invade Tulagi Island, Battle of Coral Sea,…
The Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from Drancy internment camp to German extermination camps. Date: March 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Batavia in…