Nazi Germany Begins Łódź Ghetto Jewish Deportations to Chełmno, January 16, 1942
Date: January 16, 1942
Date: January 16, 1942
The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp. 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 1942U.S. Navy Marshalls-Gilberts…
Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent. Date: October 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: German 11th Army Destroys Kerch Peninsula Bridgehead, May 8, 1942Battle of Alam…
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 📅…
World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later. Date: May 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Beisfjord Massacre: 288 Yugoslav…
World War II: Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are killed after the surrender. One-quarter of the remaining POWs remain alive at the end of the war. Date: January 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events…
World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany. Date: May 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Marines Withdraw at Battle of Milne Bay,…