World War II: Royal Navy Battles Regia Marina in Second Battle of Sirte, March 22, 1942
Date: March 22, 1942
Date: March 22, 1942
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. Date: January 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Coral Sea Ends: USS Lexington Sunk, May 8, 1942Osvald…
World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon. Date: September 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov Offensive Begins, May 12, 1942Rommel Begins Retreat…
World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia. Date: July 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor. Date: November 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…
World War II: Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid): The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails. Date: August 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends three days later with an American victory. Date: November 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Alaska Highway Completion Celebrated, November 21,…