1942
Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies
Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies
1942 in History
38 events found for 1942
1942
World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya
World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya
1942
World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight day
World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight day
1942
World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany
World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany
1942
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia
1942
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island
1942
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland
1942
World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania
World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania
1942
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turnin
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turnin
1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
1942
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle
1942
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
1942
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union
1942
Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance
Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance
1942
Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday
Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday
1942
The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff
The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff