WW2 Events
January 13, 1942
// Germans begin a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA.
// Germans begin a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA.
January 21, 1942
// Rommel's counter-offensive from El Agheila begins.
// Rommel's counter-offensive from El Agheila begins.
January 26, 1942
// First American forces arrive in Great Britain.
// First American forces arrive in Great Britain.
February 20, 1942
// SS Leader Heydrich holds the Wannsee Conference to coordinate the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question".
// SS Leader Heydrich holds the Wannsee Conference to coordinate the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question".
March 06, 1942
// Authorization for the enlistment of 200 Navajo code talkers.
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// Authorization for the enlistment of 200 Navajo code talkers.
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May 08, 1942
// German summer offensive begins in the Crimea.
// German summer offensive begins in the Crimea.
May 26, 1942
// Rommel begins an offensive against the Gazala Line.
// Rommel begins an offensive against the Gazala Line.
May 27, 1942
// SS Leader Heydrich attacked in Prague.
// SS Leader Heydrich attacked in Prague.
May 30, 1942
// First thousand bomber British air raid against Cologne.
// First thousand bomber British air raid against Cologne.
June 04, 1942
// Heydrich dies of wounds.
// Heydrich dies of wounds.
June 21, 1942
// Rommel captures Tobruk.
// Rommel captures Tobruk.
June 25, 1942
// General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in London.
// General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in London.
June 30, 1942
// Rommel reaches El Alamein.
// Rommel reaches El Alamein.
July 01, 1942
// First Battle of El Alamein.
// First Battle of El Alamein.
July 03, 1942
// Germans take Sevastopol.
// Germans take Sevastopol.
July 05, 1942
// Germans besiege Sevastopol.
// Germans besiege Sevastopol.
// Soviet resistance in the Crimea ends.
July 09, 1942
// Germans begin a drive toward Stalingrad.
// Germans begin a drive toward Stalingrad.
// First deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto.
August 07, 1942
// British General Bernard Montgomery takes command of Eighth Army in North Africa.
// British General Bernard Montgomery takes command of Eighth Army in North Africa.
August 12, 1942
// Stalin and Churchill meet in Moscow.
// Stalin and Churchill meet in Moscow.
August 13, 1942
// Battle of Stalingrad begins.
// Battle of Stalingrad begins.
August 17, 1942
// First all-American air attack in Europe.
// First all-American air attack in Europe.
August 23, 1942
// Massive German air raid on Stalingrad.
// Massive German air raid on Stalingrad.
August 30, 1942
// Luxembourg was formally annexed into German borders, leading to a general strike.
// Luxembourg was formally annexed into German borders, leading to a general strike.
September 02, 1942
// Rommel driven back by Montgomery in the Battle of Alam Halfa.
// Rommel driven back by Montgomery in the Battle of Alam Halfa.
October 18, 1942
// Hitler orders the execution of all captured British commandos.
// Hitler orders the execution of all captured British commandos.
November 01, 1942
// Operation Supercharge (Allies break Axis lines at El Alamein).
// Operation Supercharge (Allies break Axis lines at El Alamein).
November 08, 1942
// Operation Torch begins: U.S. invasion of North Africa.
// Operation Torch begins: U.S. invasion of North Africa.
November 11, 1942
// Germans and Italians invade unoccupied Vichy France.
// Germans and Italians invade unoccupied Vichy France.
November 19, 1942
// Soviet counter-offensive at Stalingrad begins.
// Soviet counter-offensive at Stalingrad begins.
December 02, 1942
// Professor Enrico Fermi sets up an atomic reactor in Chicago.
// Professor Enrico Fermi sets up an atomic reactor in Chicago.
December 13, 1942
// Rommel withdraws from El Agheila.
// Rommel withdraws from El Agheila.
December 16, 1942
// Soviets defeat Italian troops on the River Don, USSR.
// Soviets defeat Italian troops on the River Don, USSR.
December 31, 1942
// Battle of the Barents Sea between German and British ships.
// Battle of the Barents Sea between German and British ships.
