Holocaust: August Frank Memorandum on Jewish “Evacuation” September 26, 1942
Date: September 26, 1942
Date: September 26, 1942
World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Date: May 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942U.S. Navy Marshalls-Gilberts…
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Messerschmitt Me 262 First Jet Engine Test Flight, July 18,…
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner. Date: June 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Created in U.S. – May…
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the British. 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 1942Battle of the Coral Sea: USS Sinks Shōhō, First Carrier Battle May…
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight. Date: September 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Rangoon, Burma in World War II March 8, 1942Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard Heydrich Fatally Wounded in…
World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. Date: February 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅…