World War II: Siege of Sevastopol Ends, City Falls to Axis Forces, July 4, 1942
Date: July 4, 1942
Date: July 4, 1942
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. Date: January 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942WWII German Offensives Operation Edelweiss and Braunschweig Begin July 23, 1942Roosevelt Orders…
World War II: Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace. Date: February 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard Heydrich Fatally Wounded in Prague, May 27, 1942RAF…
World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. Date: January 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Battle of Gazala…
The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. Date: July 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 18 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Battle of Bataan Ends, Bataan Death…
The Holocaust: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Date: March 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Midway: U.S. Navy Victory, Japanese Carriers Sunk, June 6,…
The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies. Date: March 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pierre…