Date: March 5, 1942
An Aeroflot Tupolev ANT-20 crashes near Tashkent, killing all 36 people on board. Date: December 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Nazi Germany Begins ΕΓ³dΕΊ Ghetto Deportations to CheΕmno January 16, 1942Dutch East…
World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins. Date: August 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 30 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: First Battle of El Alamein Begins – July 1, 1942Battle of Stalingrad:…
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942British Force Disables Saint-Nazaire Lock to Block Tirpitz, March 28,…
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 β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Bataan…
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. Date: July 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 6 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Forces Land on Java,…
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May…