Date: March 27, 1942
World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour. Date: December 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Royal Navy Defeats Kriegsmarine at Battle of the Barents Sea,…
The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943). Date: November 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front. Date: July 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Matanikau Offensive Begins, American Victory, November…
The Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the German occupation. Date: July 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Henry Ford Patents 30% Lighter Soybean Car – January 13, 1942Mao Zedong Speech Launches…
The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz. Date: December 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Hitler Issues Führer Directive No. 41 for Stalingrad Assault,…
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 1942Beisfjord Massacre: 288 Yugoslav…