Date: November 11, 1942
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board. Date: January 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Eastern Solomons Battle Turns Back Japanese Convoy,…
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland by the government on his 75th birthday. On the same day, Adolf Hitler arrives in Finland for a surprise visit to meet Mannerheim. Date: June 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung. Date: March 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte. Date: March 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942First Female Prisoners Arrive at…
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Date: May 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…
World War II: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a Würzburg installation. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Stalingrad:…