Japanese Indian Ocean Raid Sinks HMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire, April 9, 1942

Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. Date: March 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: U.S….

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 → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Edson’s Ridge: U.S. Marines Defeat Japanese…

World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War. Date: September 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pledge of…

World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes. Date: March 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day…

World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign. Date: September 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Captured Focke-Wulf Fw…

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore. Date: February 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Thai Phayap Army Invades Shan States During Burma Campaign, May…