World War II: Task Force 16 Heads to Pearl Harbor for Repairs, May 19, 1942

The Holocaust: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Date: March 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Java Sea: Allied Defeat by Japanese Task Force,…

Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies. Date: May 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Lands at RAF Pembrey, June 23, 1942USS Grouper Torpedoes…

World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton. Date: November 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Milne Bay Begins: Japanese Assault Allied Airfields, August 25,…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust:…

World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula. Date: May 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…