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A good deal of damage is done and many aircraft destroyed on both sides, but in the end the island's airbase is still functional. Nagumo plans a second attack on the island, and begins refueling and rearming his planes. Meanwhile, attacks are launched from all three American aircraft carriers in the

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saying "it is obvious that the very worst may happen if we cannot replenish our vital needs, especially flour and ammunition, and that very soon...." Churchill concludes from this and other "disturbing news" that Dobbie is not capable enough for such an important job, and decides to replace him with

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and sinks both ships. This distraction helps prevent the Japanese from finding the real location of Fletcher's carriers. Meanwhile, Fletcher has a similar false alarm, the spotting of two cruisers and two destroyers being mistakenly encrypted as "two carriers and four cruisers." By chance, though,

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operational command in charge of the East Coast of the United States, somewhat belatedly forces a blackout along the East Coast. This deprives U-boat commanders of background illumination, but provides only a very little relief from U-boat attack; as the nights grow shorter more U-boat attacks are

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forces in the Cauldron. The attack fails, partly because Rommel has already recovered his critical logistics situation and has established an excellent defensive position, but also in large part due to German anti-tank tactics; 32nd Army Tank Brigade, for example, loses 50 of 70 tanks. By early

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has made its planned turn to the north to link up with 28th and 57th Armies. 9th Army's impetus has stretched Kharitonov's armoured units out along a seventy-mile track, diluting their strength; and attempts to cover his left flank by driving the Germans back from it have been unsuccessful. The

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has not hobbled his local commander with a strict "no retreat" order, and Paulus is free to conduct an efficient delaying action. In addition, Paulus' troops are largely up to strength and fully equipped as a result of preparations for the upcoming drive to Stalingrad. In the south salient,

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damaged. Fletcher retires; this action closes the Battle. While arguably a stalemate or even tactical victory for the Japanese, who have sunk the most tonnage and the only large carrier, the Battle of the Coral Sea is usually seen as a strategic victory for the United States, as Admiral

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divisions. Several British tactical headquarters positions are overrun and command and control of the British forces becomes problematic; as a result, several brigades are stranded in the Cauldron when the British retirement begins. In addition, the British suffer further heavy tank

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can't sting twice?" These aircraft, employed more aggressively than those previously delivered, turn the tide in the skies over Malta during the next few days, and the Axis is forced to abandon daylight bombing. This is a major turning point in the Siege, and thus in the

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must abandon his Jeeps. From here on all in the party will have to march. The fifty-nine-year-old General decides a cadence of one hundred five beats per minute will best match the disparate abilities of his party, and they march fifty minutes and rest ten each

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20: After landing in the Buna-Gona area, the Japanese in New Guinea move across the Owen Stanley mountain range aiming at Port Moresby in the south-eastern part of the island, close to Australia; a small Australian force begins rearguard action on the

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begins with massive Allied bombardment of German positions. Then Australian forces, mainly, begin advance while offshore British naval forces support the right flank (n.b. the ongoing concurrent victories being prepared at Guadalcanal and

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from the Germans. 9th Army is to attack first, with a primary objective of Krasnograd, and a secondary one of Poltava; 6th Army is to follow immediately. After 9th Army has captured Krasnograd, 6th Army is to swing north and link up with

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26: The Anglo-Soviet Treaty: their foreign secretaries agree that no peace will be signed by one without the approval of the other. (An important treaty since Himmler and others will attempt to separate the two nations at the end of the

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21: Afrika Korps recaptures Tobruk, with 35,000 men captured; the road to Egypt is now open as the British retreat deep into Egypt. Tobruk's loss is a grievous blow to British morale. German land forces have been assisted by Luftwaffe

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renews his attacks on the 1st Free French Brigade's "box". Although the Free French continue to hold out, their perimeter, never the largest, is dangerously reduced in size, and their position becomes untenable. General

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meets for the first time in Washington. Intended to allow the smaller powers involved in fighting the Japanese to have some input into US decisions, its purpose is soon outstripped by events, notably the collapse of the

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suggests abandoning attempts to reach territorial understandings, and instead conclude a twenty-years' alliance. Molotov, whose diplomatic position is weakening rapidly as the Soviet military situation deteriorates at

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French resistance coup in Algiers, consisting of about 400 fighters neutralise the Vichyist XIXth Army Corps and the Vichyist generals (Juin, Darlan, etc.), contributing significantly to the immediate success of the

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north to do ground support missions. As a result, by the end of the day 14 May, the Germans have established a tentative but increasing air superiority over the Kharkov sector. In addition, on this day Hitler orders

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As the year draws to a close, things look much brighter for the Allies than they did a few months ago: Rommel is trapped in Tunisia, the Germans are encircled at Stalingrad, and the Japanese appear ready to abandon

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of Waco, Texas, who watches the battle unfold from the water. The torpedo attack fails, but draws the Japanese Combat Air Patrol down to low altitude, and they are unable to effectively repel the dive bombers from

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on foot, with only 11 Jeeps to carry their supplies and any incapacitated, to reach the Indian border. He sends a last radio message which ends, "Catastrophe quite possible." The radio is then destroyed.

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is able to withdraw along the coastal road, but the road cannot accommodate all the troops at once, and this route is in any event is under threat of being cut by Rommel's forces; so troops including

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Howell and his party of 114, mostly Americans, begin their trek to the Indian border and safety. To reach India, Stilwell will not only have to stay ahead of the Japanese, but beat the coming monsoon.

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22: A fractured convoy reaches Malta, after heavy losses to the Luftwaffe and an Italian sea force. Continued heavy bombing attacks on the island with slight opposition from overtaxed RAF air forces.

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appointed commander of the Eighth Army, which encompassed Allied ground forces in Egypt and Libya; Churchill is anxious to see more offensive action on the part of the Allies in North Africa.

2349:. About 12,000 are made prisoners. Homma will soon face criticism from his superiors over the amount of time it has taken him to reduce the Philippines, and be forced into retirement (1943). 3574:) is unable to locate any American aircraft carriers and decides to attack Midway's land-based air defences the first thing the next morning, which in any event is one of his planned tasks. 3993:; during the course of the day Rommel does great damage to the British armour. At the end of the day not only have unsustainably large amounts of British armour been destroyed, but both 1885:, who was captured in 1940, escapes from a castle prison at Königstein by lowering himself down the castle wall and jumping on board a moving train, which takes him to the French border. 276: 4721:, Poland (later Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine): in what the Nazi authorities describe as a "reprisal action", 1,000 Jews are shot, including women and girls who are raped beforehand at 2826:. They are met at Kawlum by a relief expedition headed by British colonial administrator Tim Sharpe. "Food, doctor, ponies, and everything," notes a grateful Stilwell in his diary. 5335:, the landing in North Africa. The other two task forces of Operation Torch, the first American-led force to fight in the European and African theatres of war, depart Britain for 557:

7: The Soviet Winter counter-offensive comes to a halt, after having pushed the exhausted and freezing German Army back 62–155 mi from Moscow. 'Operation Barbarossa' had failed.

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Raid on Makin Atoll by elements of the US Marine 2nd Raider Battalion against the Japanese garrison. The Marines are withdrawn the following day under difficult circumstances.

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Montgomery begins a major British offensive beginning at Sollum on the Libya/Egypt border. The British reach Bardia on the 11th, Tobruk on the 12th, and Benghazi on the 18th.

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ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island. With the help of radar they sink one cruiser and several Japanese destroyers.

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sends Auchinleck a telegram beginning, 'To what position does Ritchie want to withdraw the Gazala troops? Presume there is no question in any case of giving up Tobruk.'

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during the dark of the moon in early June. This places Auchinleck in the position of complying or resigning. Auchinleck does not immediately reply, leaving Churchill,

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proper may be said to have begun on this date, with German troops in the suburbs; even civilian men and boys are conscripted by the Red Army to assist in the defence.

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falls to US troops; 17 French ships are sunk at Oran, causing a rift between the French and the Allies. There are more Allied landings near the Tunisian border.

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Rommel turns his troops to Bir Hachim on the south edge of the Gazala line; once it is taken, he can move north and destroy the Allied emplacements in the line.

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25: Rommel hurriedly returns from his sickbed in Germany to take charge of the African battle. (His replacement, General Stumme, had died of a heart attack).

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at last replies to Churchill's somewhat urgent telegram of the 10th, saying he will have an attack ready by the sailing of the Harpoon/Vigorous convoys for

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has launched his counter-offensive. It is immediately successful and by the end of the first day the leading elements have reached the confluence of the

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12: The Red Army methods of ferrying troops across the Volga and into Stalingrad directly seems to be a success, as the German advance comes to a halt.

2784:. They are now almost certainly safe from the Japanese, but still dependent on their own supplies in a very remote area and racing to beat the monsoon. 1172: 250: 1777:" begins, as the captives are taken off to detention camps in the north. Corregidor, in the middle of Manila Bay, remains a final point of resistance. 9719: 7902: 7349: 7225: 5897:) and submarines to keep them out of German hands; the French have declined another option – to join the Allied fleets in North African waters. 4171: 4785:, a few miles south of El Alamein begins. This will be Rommel's last attempt to break through the Allied lines in Egypt; the air superiority of the 2975:

rivers, greatly narrowing the base of the salient. In the process the Germans traverse and disrupt so many lines of communication that Kharitonov's

7202: 6582: 42: 5144:, Germany. The rocket flies 147 kilometres wide and reaches a height of 84.5 kilometres and is therefore the first man-made object reaching space. 1819:, concerned that the situation in Malta will cause the Axis forces in North Africa to be better supplied than British forces, sends a telegram to 7639: 6951: 3239:

Rommel begins a Spring offensive at the Gazala line (west of Tobruk). It opens with "Rommel's Moonlight Ride," a dramatic mechanized dash around

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24: US Navy Task Force 34, consisting of aircraft carriers, a variety of support ships, including troop ships and other vessels, set sail from

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catches fire and capsizes in New York harbour. Although the cause is probably a welder's torch, various conspiracies are imagined in the media.

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16: Being discussed in high American government circles are plans for the internment of Japanese-Americans living generally in the western US.

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23: "Der Kessel"-- the Cauldron, a description of the heavy fighting at Stalingrad; Hitler orders General Paulus not to retreat, at any cost.

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has only eighty-three serviceable aircraft left, as opposed to more than four hundred at the peak of Axis air strength earlier in the spring.

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2: In response to American intelligence intercepts, which warn of the impending Japanese landings, the Australian garrison is evacuated from

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27: Marshal Georgii Zhukov is appointed to the command of the Stalingrad defence; the Luftwaffe is now delivering heavy strikes on the city.

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is concentrating troops in this area in preparation for his counter-offensive). Timoshenko loses confidence and has his Political Officer

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was crushed and three of them were executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.

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18: Battle of the "grain silo" in Stalingrad; the Germans are beaten back. The Red Army begins ferrying troops across the Volga at night.

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while pursuing the false lead and sink her, leading to the first use in the American Navy of the signal, "Scratch one flattop." Admiral

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launches a second counter-attack from the north, designed to link up with Kleist's and encircle as many Soviet troops as possible. The

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and dismisses his evacuation party. All 114 have arrived, although some have to be hospitalized due to exhaustion; one of whom, Major

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and threatens the Jews of the world with annihilation; he also blames the failure of the offensive in The Soviet Union on the weather.

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sends his subordinate General Kostenko into the salient to organize a fighting retreat, or, failing that, maximize what can be saved.

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21: Rommel's Afrika Korps begins a surprise counter-offensive at El Agheila; his troops, with new reinforcements and tanks, capture

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29: Rommel's Afrika Korps recaptures Benghazi, Libya in his drive east. For the next few months, the two sides will rest and rearm.

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31: The British make a critical breakthrough with tanks west of El Alamein; Rommel's mine fields fail to stop the Allied armour.

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Churchill speaks: "This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

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declares war on the Axis countries, partly in response to numerous riots by a populace angry at the sinking of Brazilian ships.

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abandons his trucks, which constantly become stuck and so are actually impeding progress rather than aiding it. He retains his

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to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions in response to an increasingly effective American convoy system.

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on the British left (desertward) flank, conducted by moonlight during the night of 26/27 May. In the process Rommel disperses

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by the Luftwaffe on English provincial towns like Exeter, Bath, Norwich, and York; attacks continue sporadically until June 6.

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The battle for "Longstop Hill" begins; a key position outside Tunis, the Germans eventually take it and hold it until April.

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secretly lands in Algeria to confer with Vichy officials and Resistance groups in preparation for impending Allied invasion.

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26: A second attack by the British under Auchinleck fails against Rommel. First Battle of El Alamein may be said to be over.

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afternoon Rommel is clearly in control of the situation and attacks the British position known as "Knightsbridge" with the

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is started, the beginning of a scientific approach to nuclear weapons in the US, building on research work done in the UK.

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6: By mutual arrangement, the Allies agree on a strategy whereby Americans will bomb in the daytime and the RAF at night.

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inactivity, finally sends him a telegram with a clear order; attack in time to cover for the Harpoon/Vigorous convoys to

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Crisis at El Alamein: British tanks survive German 88 mm fire; Montgomery orders the advance to continue despite losses.

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Heavy air attacks on Malta; it is estimated that the bomb tonnage dropped on the island is twice that dropped on London.

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12: Rommel abandons El Agheila and retreats to Tripoli; the final stand will be at the Mareth line in southern Tunisia.

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11: Convoys reach Malta from Alexandria; an official announcement proclaims that the island is "relieved of its siege".

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13: The Battle for Stalingrad continues; it is now totally surrounded by the Germans. On the Soviet Union side General

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means that there will be precious little aviation fuel added to the dwindling RAF stocks on Malta. Late in the day,

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a reply to the latter's telegram of the 14th, saying in part, "...I have no intention whatever of giving up Tobruk."

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Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.

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25: The encirclement of Stalingrad continues to stabilise. Hitler reiterates his demand of Paulus not to surrender.

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sinks; four Japanese carriers and one cruiser are sunk. The battle is viewed as a turning point in the Pacific war.

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when they arrive. The bombs find the Japanese flight decks crowded with fueling lines and explosive ordnance, and

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must first breakout to the southwest, through the area occupied by Italian X Corps, and then turn east to rejoin

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25: In preparation for the next battle, the Japanese naval strategists send diversionary forces to the Aleutians.

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16: Two convoys moving toward Malta suffer heavy losses; German air forces continue to bomb the island itself.

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is dismayed by the variety of units, especially armoured units, this handful of men represent (this is because

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In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over

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which, because of its northward progress, is badly disposed to repel the German attacks coming from the south.

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begins: Japanese forces land and launch a full-scale assault on an Australian base near the eastern tip of

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cancels the Port Moresby operation, the first significant failure of a Japanese strategic operation in the

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12: At a conference in Moscow, Churchill informs Stalin that there will not be a "second front" in 1942.

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begins to lose cohesion as a fighting force, and becomes useless as a screen to protect Gorodnyanski's

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and 57th Army, the latter two formations having meanwhile cut the railway between Belgorad and Kharkov.

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comes under attack for the first time; 'Vigorous' has been under air attack almost since leaving port.

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to northern ports, including Wilhelmshaven, Germany; the British naval units fail to sink any of them.

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and his party at last reach the truck roadhead at Litan; by this time the monsoon rains have started.

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24: American troops land in Samoa, as part of a strategy to stop the Japanese advance in the Pacific.

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The state of the Allies and Axis powers in December 1942, showing Allied progress in Northern Africa

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aimed at encircling the Germans in the city and thus turning the tide of battle in the USSR's favor.

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15: German authorities begin to deport Jews from the Lodz ghettos to the Chelmno Concentration Camp.

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31: The Japanese take the port of Moulamein, Burma; they now threaten Rangoon as well as Singapore.

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11: Rommel's forces are now stalemated before El Alamein, largely because of a lack of ammunition.

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10: Rommel begins an attack around El Alamein, but by September he is back to his original lines.

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has routed the Romanian (3rd and/or 4th Army; accounts differ) troops in his path and captured

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decides that nothing more can be accomplished in Burma, and that the time has come to evacuate.

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2: Heavy fighting in Tunisia, as German forces are pushed into the final North African corner.

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continued operations, though, and it is promptly attacked and will sink the next day, Admiral

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23: Germans take Rostov-on-the-Don; the Red Army is in a general retreat along the Don River.

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is complete; it is called a "military catastrophe". Coincidentally, on this same day General

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leader who had switched over to the Allies following the Torch landings, is assassinated in

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Japanese midget subs enter Sydney harbour and sink one support ship; fears of invasion grow.

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groups, blow up the Gorgopotamos railway bridge, in one of the war's biggest sabotage acts.

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B-17 heavy bomber raid in Europe, targeting the Sotteville railroad yards at Rouen, France.

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British use American Sherman tanks in attempts to stop Rommel's attacks on the Gazala line.

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15: Americans send troops to Port Moresby as reinforcements for the Australian defenders.

4902:. Their evacuation and the failure to establish an airbase eases the threat to Australia. 4895: 4755: 4550: 3925: 3796: 3767: 3707: 3703: 3661: 3605: 3367: 3307: 2440: 2405: 2227: 1820: 1537: 1378: 1022: 715: 3479:

1: First reports in the West that gas is being used to kill the Jews sent to "the East".

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5: On Bataan, the Japanese overwhelm Mt. Samat, a strong point on Allied defensive line.

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Red Army troops complete the encirclement of the Germans at Kalach, west of Stalingrad.

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Disastrous end to the Malta convoy, but one tanker and four merchant ships get through.

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2: Over 24,000 sick and starving troops (American and Filipino) are now trapped on the

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21: The Red Army attempt at encirclement of Stalingrad continues with obvious success.

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The Japanese are now within 30 miles of Port Moresby, New Guinea, on the Kokoda trail.

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31: Huge German successes around Kharkov, with envelopment of several Red Army armies.

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New conscription laws in the United Kingdom include women and men up to the age of 45.

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19: Japanese forces take large numbers of British troops prisoner, north of Singapore.

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26: Heavy fighting continues on Guadalcanal, now focused on Mount Austen in the west.

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is planning to extricate what forces he can before the two German spearheads link up.

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of "Torp 8" are all shot down without doing any damage; there is only one survivor,

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Hermann Goering's offices, with ten copies printed — six of these were sent to the

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12: It now becomes clear that Stalingrad is the largest challenge to the invaders.

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and the other three destroyed Japanese carriers had participated in the attack on

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American army moves to shove Japanese off the extreme western end of Guadalcanal.

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28: The Japanese continue their retreat back down the Kokoda Track in New Guinea.

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2: Further heavy bombing of industrial sites in Germany, centred mainly on Essen.

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trans-Atlantic strategic bomber design competition proposal document makes it to

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13: The Luftwaffe flies in meagre supplies to the beleaguered Stalingrad troops.

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17: Japanese send reinforcements into New Guinea; Americans are stymied at Buna.

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and ask for permission to halt while he secures his left flank; Stavka refuses.

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is sunk as Japanese destroyers attempt to come down "the Slot" to Guadalcanal.

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9: A Japanese plane drops more incendiaries on Oregon, but with little effect.

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11: The Japanese land on Mindanao, the southernmost island in the Philippines.

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demanding post-war legal retribution for atrocities in German-occupied Europe.

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offensive has stalled out well short of Tobruk, due to resistance by British

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trans-Atlantic range strategic bomber design competition is submitted to the

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17: Orders are given for Rangoon to be evacuated as Japanese forces approach.

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9: British troops are now in full retreat into Singapore for a final defence.

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7: Americans continue their defence of Bataan against General Homma's troops.

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29: The Japanese continue to send troops as reinforcements into Guadalcanal.

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The Japanese continue their attacks on the Marines west of Henderson Field.

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13: Heavy bombardment of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal by the Japanese navy.

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28: Incendiary bombs dropped by a Japanese seaplane cause a forest fire in

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and almost 200 children of his orphanage, along with his staff, are led to

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12: Heavy fighting in Sevastopol with serious losses of life on both sides.

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an Austrian soldier of the Wehrmacht is put to death, after witnessing the

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13: The Red Army takes Kirov and Medya, as its counter-offensive continues.

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1: Rommel readies for a new offensive during the early part of this month.

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on touristy or historic British sites, in revenge for the Lübeck bombing.

1575: 1290: 1176: 1057:; this is arguably the most devastating loss in British military history. 869: 485: 6299: 6094:", the Germans attempt to break through to forces trapped in Stalingrad. 5503:, which is the furthest south the Axis would reach on the Eastern Front. 5073:

23: General Rommel leaves North Africa for medical treatment in Germany.

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21: Japanese counter-attack at Henderson Field; in another foray at the

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arrives in Australia, after leaving his headquarters in the Philippines.

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21: The American Air Corps is now firmly established at bases in the UK.

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on the West Coast, and Germans and Italians primarily on the East Coast.

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The German U-boat offensive comes closer to the US shores starting the

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26: Hostilities erupt between the American and Australian soldiers in

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SS commander Brandt orders 3,000–4,000 Stanislau Jews deported to the

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18: In New Guinea, both Japanese and Australian reinforcements arrive.

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Hitler speaks to the nation and boasts that Stalingrad will be taken.

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30: Continuing stalemate at El Alamein between Rommel and Auchinleck.

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to make a concerted withdrawal from forward positions along the line.

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begins, a program to attack Germany by means of free-flying balloons.

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29: The Allied offensive in Tunisia meets with only minimum success.

5876:. Fighting breaks out which results in fatalities, it is dubbed the 4136:

Winston Churchill arrives in Washington for meetings with Roosevelt.

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29: The Jews in France are ordered to wear the yellow Star of David.

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1: The Germans continue their successful advance toward Stalingrad.

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falls to the Germans; the end of Red Army resistance in the Crimea.

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On the Eastern front, the Germans are in retreat at several points.

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Allied governments-in-exile in London issue a declaration entitled

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1942, clockwise from top left: British artillery barrage opens the

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The Red Army makes an attempt to relieve Stalingrad at Kotelnikov.

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Lieutenant General Montgomery is knighted and made a full General.

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in the Western United States begins as fears of invasion increase.

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in which they open fire on Australian military nurses, killing 21.

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suffers heavy losses, it still retains control of the sea around

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14: The Japanese retreat again from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.

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25: Another massive British "Thousand Bomber" raid, this time on

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to Bir Hakeim, on either side of fortified positions held by the

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by Czechoslovak soldiers; he would die on June 4 from his wounds.

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arrives in London, and high-level discussions begin the next day.

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3: In the initial move of the Japanese strategic plan to capture

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3: Japanese forces begin an all-out assault on United States and

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25: RAF sends bomber raids against targets in France and Germany.

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15: American and Australian troops finally push Japanese out of

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List of significant events occurring during World War II in 1942

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3: A convoy to Malta is decimated by the Luftwaffe and U-boats.

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2: Churchill survives a censure motion in the House of Commons.

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in the Java Sea, damaged and later scuttled to prevent capture.

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American forces are strained for one last offensive on Bataan.

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to define areas as exclusionary zones. These zones affect the

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the first official report from the Polish government-in-exile

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orders 1st Free French Brigade to withdraw the following day.

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to prevent the advancing Japanese from capturing them intact.

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will be repaired in time to make important contributions at

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26: Hitler assumes a kind of supreme authority over Germany.

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8: Japanese troops penetrated the outer lines of defense at

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15: The only action around El Alamein is light skirmishing.

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arrives in London ready to assume the post of Commander of

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and 57th Armies are having trouble making progress against

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9: The Marines turn over Guadalcanal to the American army.

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agents, together with over 200 Greek guerrillas from both

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Dead Japanese soldiers at the Matanikau River, Guadalcanal

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is badly damaged and the Japanese lose one light carrier,

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on Guadalcanal receives its first American fighter planes.

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8: Six of the eight German would-be saboteurs involved in

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begins as Rommel begins first assault on British defences.

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escapes with no hits. Admiral Nagumo shifts his flag from

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Southwest Theatre of Operations, including Gorodnyanski's

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Japanese make landings on New Guinea, most importantly at

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26: Jews in Berlin must now clearly identify their houses.

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26: The first American forces arrive in Europe landing in

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Japanese bomb Singapore as their troops approach the city.

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9: Japanese advances in Borneo met with little opposition.

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a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.

5785:, Libya; the Afrika Corps continues the retreat westward. 5484:

American victory over the Japanese in Guadalcanal in the

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sets sail from Iceland; only 11 of 37 ships will survive.

4012:, the British position has become untenable, and General 3858:

proclaims the start of armed resistance against the Axis.

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At the high-level Soviet/United Kingdom talks in London,

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Russians take only a few prisoners along this flank, but

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has her flight deck bent, requiring two months' repairs;

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6: Malta receives more fighters for its on-going defence.

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2: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. They also take

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23: Japanese air force planes begin bombing of Calcutta.

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The state of the Allies and Axis powers in November 1942

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5: Australian and U.S. forces defeat Japanese forces at

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to join the combined planning team from London, England.

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Prime Minister should Churchill not survive the journey.

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already sunk, the second attack group assume it must be

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10: Unaware that the tide is turning even as he speaks,

2322:, which do better. Late in the day his party arrives at 1422:

The Japanese are now threatening American forces around

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27: The British withdraw all troops back into Singapore.

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15: The naval battle of Guadalcanal ends. Although the

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and Romanian 2nd Mountain Division capture the town of

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all find the targets, although most of the planes from

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Japanese forces have large successes south of Shanghai.

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until the American carriers can be found and destroyed.

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territory from falling to a possible Japanese invasion.

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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany

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10: In violation of a 1940 armistice, Germany invades

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Fighting increases as the Germans approach Stalingrad.

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9: Numerous riots in favour of independence in India;

4452:, halfway along the Owen Stanley pass to Port Moresby. 4424:

II, "a model" extermination camp, is opened in Poland.

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intensifies; some defending forces are pulled back to

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opens with ineffective attacks by land-based American

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he halts the Port Moresby invasion group north of the

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by a combined use of paratroops and amphibious troops.

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The last organised Allied forces leave Malaya, ending

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18: Heavy British RAF raid on Berlin with few losses.

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12–14: American troops push back the Japanese in the

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The finalized thirty-three page draft for the German

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and Commander-in-Chief of the Allied forces in China.

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becomes the Nazi-aligned Minister-President of Norway

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28: Brazil breaks off relations with the Axis powers.

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declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.

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5: The beginning of a major Red Army offensive under

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is formally created, full-effort development of the

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is cancelled; the convoy diverts back to Alexandria.

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The state of the Allies and Axis powers in June 1942

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The Germans take the Kerch peninsula in the eastern

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13: RAF launches an air raid against Essen, Germany.

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4: The first US bombing of mainland Italy --Naples.

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is given command of the South Pacific naval forces.

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is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks

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Commander 2833:15: In the United States, a bill creating the 1692:6: Japanese naval forces put troops ashore on 6419: 4821:1: US Navy Construction Battalion personnel, 3510:3: The British coal industry is nationalised. 3132:21: Invasion of Malta postponed indefinitely. 2390:, Japanese search planes spot refueling ship 1944:, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of 1739:9: The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on 1213:, is captured and imprisoned by the Japanese. 413: 297: 5808:: The situation for the German attackers of 5546:The United States Combat Command "B" of the 5447:, the Allied breakout at El Alamein, begins. 4789:will play a significant role for the Allies. 4353:, French police officers mass arrest 13,152 3943:) and the other from Alexandria (code named 3920:Rommel pushes the Free French forces out of 3628:breaks and follows the correct heading. The 3109:forward elements draw ever closer together, 1377:, the latter of which is later redesignated 1361:reorganizes the General Headquarters (GHQ), 1179:as American defense of the nation collapses. 6344: 6342: 4677:, a raid by British and Canadian forces on 4279:is now firmly in the hands of the Japanese. 3833:The Battle of Midway comes to a close; USS 3550:, in charge of the Japanese carrier force ( 3546:on the approaching Japanese fleet. Admiral 3435:, partially equipped with the new American 1870:begin to destroy the infrastructure of the 1788:, a large middle island of the Philippines. 6426: 6412: 6294: 6292: 6290: 6288: 6286: 6284: 6282: 6280: 6278: 6132:which is the first declaration to condemn 5521:, the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled 4736:23: Massive German air raid on Stalingrad. 3686:torpedo bombers. The Japanese planes find 2948:18: The Red Army is in a major retreat at 1840:becomes the first American ship to sink a 1793:12: Japanese forces capture Migyaungye in 1673:and protect the flank of the main advance. 602:10: Japan declares war on the Netherlands. 508:1: Twenty-six Allied countries signed the 420: 406: 304: 290: 6136:in German-occupied Europe in response to 6117:Allies clash with Japanese troops in the 5060:National-Socialist Patriotic Organisation 4857:and production of nuclear fuels is begun. 3712:and cedes operational command to Admiral 3589:attack on the air defences of the island. 682:" is relocation, and later extermination. 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 9720:United States military history timelines 6339: 5943: 5433: 5126: 4997:Continued convoy losses in the Atlantic. 4843:riots occur in Belfast during the night. 4303:: Jews are rounded up and humiliated at 3469: 2739:, initiate a major offensive to capture 2238:, attacking Japanese naval targets near 2078:" continue, focused on Norwich and York. 1186:internment of Japanese-American citizens 1132:20: Japanese troops cross the important 1055:Singapore surrendered to Japanese forces 971: 494:timeline of events that occurred during 431: 6275: 6269: 6227:invading British and Free French forces 5477:are forced to retreat during the night. 5418:moves from Northern Ireland to England. 5267:21: Heavy RAF activity over El Alamein. 4607:American forces establish bases in the 4214:and the Soviet Union oil fields in the 3656:are all soon reduced to blazing hulks, 2341:surrenders the last U.S. forces in the 2172:, securing the western terminus of the 1269:3: Japanese aircraft make a surprising 1028:is torpedoed by the Japanese submarine 718:organisation is established, including 9697: 8273: 8251:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union 5766:the Soviet Union forces under General 5213:, a force of over 1,400 predominantly 3774:launch a major counter-attack against 3731:choosing to go down with it. Of note, 2234:makes the first carrier strike of the 1766:are sunk off the country's east coast. 9122:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign 8554:Japanese invasion of French Indochina 8200:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union 8156:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union 7261:Rape during the occupation of Germany 6407: 5729:The British move westward to Tunisia. 5663:Battle of Guadalcanal: aviators from 5058:blows up the offices of the pro-Nazi 4183:; the raiders suffer grievous losses. 3816:Japanese forces invade Attu and Kiska 3401:So effective has been the use of the 3322:In occupied Belgium, wearing of the " 2288:is bombed by the Luftwaffe, another " 1393:12: American troops begin to land in 1246:28: Japanese land forces invade Java. 8244:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union 7276:Rape during the liberation of France 5056:Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths 3486:To further secure his supply lines, 3170:22: Mexico declares war on the Axis. 2667:, growing ever more frustrated with 2016:is bombed for fourth night in a row. 539:6: The British advance continues to 58:"Timeline of World War II" 1942 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 6161:The remainder of the United States 1773:Bataan falls to the Japanese. The " 1669:; a secondary thrust is to capture 1260:begins; in the north, the siege of 13: 8470:German invasion of the Netherlands 6750:Weather events during World War II 4410:22: The systematic deportation of 4374:V3 third prototype using only its 3191:, encircling most of the Soviets' 3031:to halt their advance. But by now 2822:and his party begin ascending the 2360:and his party of 114 set out from 2027:is held in Canada on the issue of 1585:Sustained Japanese air attacks on 712:Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye 444:are rounded up for deportation to 14: 9731: 9101:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan 6382: 5569:has signed an armistice with the 4825:, began to arrive at Guadalcanal. 4809:1942 Luxembourgish general strike 3939:, one from Gibraltar (code named 3517:Japan launches air raids against 2634:and his party begin crossing the 1823:in Cairo, asking him to pressure 1649:are sunk southwest of the island. 1479:28: The RAF sends a raid against 9661: 6433: 5630:– A climactic naval battle near 4976:is put in charge of the defence. 4503:: Henrik Hersch Goldschmidt aka 4325:knocks out a power station near 3970:13: The United States opens its 3865:8: Malta receives a squadron of 2952:, after large numbers surrender. 2705:, signalling the opening of the 2196:, Japanese forces under Admiral 1705:8: Heavy RAF bombing of Hamburg. 1411:14: Japanese land troops in the 488:with needed petroleum supplies 23: 6264:Timeline of World War II (1943) 5080:Third Battle of Matanikau River 5034:, Libya is repulsed by Germans. 4800:civil occupation administration 4301:1942 Eleftherias Square roundup 3909:as reprisal for the killing of 2606:. A few days later, a grateful 2594:deliver a second contingent of 2572:in the Cocos Islands rebelled. 2505:. Several attacks follow. Only 1256:1: A Red Army offensive in the 921:, especially the naval base at 906:Joseph ("Vinegar Joe") Stilwell 543:, on the western edge of Libya. 251:Battle of Europe air operations 34:needs additional citations for 9348:Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945 7058:Territorial changes of Germany 6966:Indonesian National Revolution 6368: 6354: 6327: 6313: 6221:28: The governor of pro-Vichy 5136:3: First successful launch of 4925:with large incendiary bombing. 4885:Service du travail obligatoire 4851:Manhattan Engineering District 4725:headquarters; the head of the 4477:5: The U.S. planning team for 3850:makes its first appearance at 3848:Greek People's Liberation Army 3795:United States declares war on 3698:) and damage it so badly that 3496:British 50th Infantry Division 3457:British 50th Infantry Division 3326:" becomes compulsory for Jews. 2848:crosses the border into India. 1519:Destroyers for Bases Agreement 1273:on the airfield and harbor at 1: 8748:Japanese invasion of Thailand 8699:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 8463:German invasion of Luxembourg 6844:Mediterranean and Middle East 6336:Korczak communication website 5276:age in Britain reduced to 18. 5169:Third Battle of the Matanikau 4370:18: The Germans test fly the 4286:United States Army Air Forces 4284:4: First air missions by the 4210:, the German plan to capture 4188:26: The Germans drive toward 4120:17: Tobruk is now surrounded. 3974:, a centre for production of 3682:dive bombers and a second by 3672:to another ship, the cruiser 3585:, the day opens with Admiral 3441:1st Free French Brigade Group 3380:for the next expected battle. 3241:1st Free French Brigade Group 2456:is so alarmed by the loss of 2446:stumble across light carrier 1235:is attacked by nine Japanese 1085:19: Japanese aircraft attack 510:Declaration by United Nations 478:5th SS Panzer Division Wiking 8655:Invasion of the Soviet Union 8344:Occupation of Czechoslovakia 7662:Independent State of Croatia 6165:arrived at North Africa for 6128:17: Allied powers issue the 6090:In a large operation named " 4883:create what will become the 4815: 4441:incendiary attack on Hamburg 3935:11: Two convoys set out for 3814:7: In the Aleutian Islands, 3249:3rd Indian Motorized Brigade 2864:17: In the salient north of 2859:arrives in Northern Ireland. 2835:Women's Auxiliary Army Corps 1933:occurring in daylight hours. 1365:into three major commands – 277:Surrender of the Axis armies 7: 9639:End of World War II in Asia 9479:Western invasion of Germany 8986:Chinese famine of 1942–1943 8963:Second Battle of El Alamein 8533:Hundred Regiments Offensive 8505:Battle of the Mediterranean 8358:Italian invasion of Albania 6532:Air warfare of World War II 6252: 5939: 5812:seems desperate during the 5554:as part of Operation Torch. 5473:ends – German forces under 5471:Second Battle of El Alamein 5429: 5310:Second Battle of El Alamein 4509:the Treblinka II death camp 3820:Japanese occupation of Attu 3706:shifts his flag to cruiser 3702:must be abandoned. Admiral 3413:earlier in the month, that 2769:, and four held in reserve. 2200:make unopposed landings on 1989:23: Beginning of so-called 1859:for "heroism and devotion". 1346:9: Japanese troops entered 1209:, the only survivor of the 989:" – The German battleships 908:is named Chief of Staff to 822: 752:Japanese troops invade the 674:in Berlin decide that the " 10: 9736: 9705:Chronology of World War II 9565:Naval bombardment of Japan 8933:First Battle of El Alamein 8852:Battle of Christmas Island 8797:Japanese invasion of Burma 8561:Italian invasion of Greece 8477:German invasion of Belgium 8449:German invasion of Denmark 8422:1939–1940 Winter Offensive 8291:Second Italo-Ethiopian War 6555:Comparative military ranks 6063:British commandos conduct 5983:on the post-war nature of 5458:, the Americans begin the 5321:Battle for Henderson Field 5187:On the Northwest coast of 5122: 4796:German-occupied Luxembourg 4645:15: Malta is supplied via 4524:as American forces invade 4307:in German-occupied Greece. 4251:First Battle of El Alamein 4235:30: United States deploys 4028:1st South African Division 3999:1st South African Division 3905:burn the Czech village of 3358:"The Thousand Bomber Raid" 3281:Reich Security Main Office 3072:Japanese conquest of Burma 2837:(WAAC) is signed into law. 2404:, which have retired from 2371:7: Vichy forces surrender 2356:After a pep talk, General 2113:to a summit conference at 1732:in Malta comes to a close. 1198:registers for war service. 502: 474:attack by Czech resistance 9654: 9486:Bratislava–Brno offensive 9426: 9417:Dutch famine of 1944–1945 9154: 9041:Allied invasion of Sicily 8995: 8901:Aleutian Islands campaign 8873:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign 8820: 8811:Greek famine of 1941–1944 8706:Second Battle of Changsha 8611:German invasion of Greece 8579: 8456:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang 8431: 8369: 8264: 8145: 7871: 7781: 7629: 7332: 7323: 7081: 6906: 6798:North and Central Pacific 6759: 6521: 6514: 6441: 6394:Documents of World War II 6236:Battle of the Barents Sea 6207:25: American bombers hit 5704:Japanese battleship 5672:Japanese battleship 5331:with Patton's forces for 4907:6: The Black Sea port of 4461: 4172:American forces in Europe 3985:'Black Saturday' for the 3972:Office of War Information 3527:Aleutian Islands Campaign 2933:It has been a week since 2566:Ceylon Garrison Artillery 1851:15: Malta is awarded the 1490:British commandos launch 1165:Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1001:, with the heavy cruiser 787:30: Hitler speaks at the 647:Punishment for War Crimes 272:United Kingdom home front 125:Timelines of World War II 9710:1942 in military history 9078:Allied invasion of Italy 9055:Solomon Islands campaign 8804:Third Battle of Changsha 8401:First Battle of Changsha 8307:Second Sino-Japanese War 7247:German military brothels 7113:United States war crimes 5816:counter-attack; General 5211:100th Infantry Battalion 5178:Battle of Cape Esperance 5089:United States of America 4911:is taken by the Germans. 4239:to the European Theater. 3766:, British forces of the 3283:, is fatally wounded in 2959:In the salient north of 2780:and his party cross the 2717:Second Battle of Kharkov 2497:, and American carriers 1685:bombing raid on Cologne. 1507: 1333:8: The Japanese land at 1306:5: The Japanese capture 1250: 1069:The Japanese commit the 858:Marshalls-Gilberts raids 731:, on New Britain begins. 9500:Second Guangxi campaign 9355:Philippines (1944–1945) 8859:Battle of the Coral Sea 8762:Fall of the Philippines 8408:Battle of South Guangxi 8314:Battles of Khalkhin Gol 7720:Italian Social Republic 5550:lands east and west of 5329:Hampton Roads, Virginia 5296:British bombers target 5095:to the Pacific Theater. 4965:Battle of Edson's Ridge 4387:: German Grand Admiral 4243: 3465: 3266:and get rid of the pro- 2899:, and is proceeding to 2683:in a state of suspense. 2236:Battle of the Coral Sea 2206:Battle of the Coral Sea 2158:Japanese Fifteenth Army 1910:'s B-25s take off from 1721:With the withdrawal of 1034:480 miles southwest of 466:Battle of the Coral Sea 448:; Soviet troops of the 9085:Armistice of Cassibile 8887:Battle of Dutch Harbor 8838:Battle of the Java Sea 8741:Attack on Pearl Harbor 8641:Syria–Lebanon campaign 8634:Battle of South Shanxi 8604:Invasion of Yugoslavia 8387:Battle of the Atlantic 8001:Korean Liberation Army 7714:(until September 1943) 7671:(until September 1944) 7649:(until September 1944) 6092:Operation Winter Storm 6067:a raid on shipping in 6014:nuclear chain reaction 6004:of Stagg Field at the 5949: 5909:Battle of Tassafaronga 5439: 5132: 4448:29: The Japanese take 4385:Battle of the Atlantic 4361:before deportation to 3523:Battle of Dutch Harbor 3490:launches an attack on 3475: 2937:sent his ultimatum to 2707:Battle of St. Lawrence 2701:near the mouth of the 2692:German submarine 2621:North African Campaign 2339:Jonathan M. Wainwright 2263:British forces begin " 2143: 1872:Yenangyaung oil fields 1743:in Ceylon; Royal Navy 1220:Battle of the Java Sea 1110:United States military 981: 839:Rommel's forces reach 489: 9249:Second Battle of Guam 9145:Bengal famine of 1943 9115:Second Battle of Kiev 9071:Battle of the Dnieper 8776:Battle of Wake Island 8648:East African campaign 8590:Battle of South Henan 8235:atrocities by Germans 8008:Korean Volunteer Army 6989:Occupation of Germany 6743:Music in World War II 6399:World War II Timeline 6006:University of Chicago 5947: 5628:Battle of Guadalcanal 5445:Operation Supercharge 5437: 5258:William "Bull" Halsey 5130: 5030:19: Allied attack on 4841:Irish Republican Army 4811:against conscription. 4565:Battle of Savo Island 4357:and hold them at the 4349:government headed by 3770:commanded by General 3473: 3433:7th Armoured Division 3429:1st Armoured Division 3219:, expresses interest. 3086:, later commander of 2657:has been neutralized. 2085:The Japanese cut The 1998:24: Heavy bombing of 1948:, sends a message to 1784:10: Japanese land on 1755:Royal Australian Navy 1310:, the capital of the 1211:Banka Island Massacre 1102:Franklin D. Roosevelt 1071:Banka Island Massacre 975: 961:10: The cruise liner 876:) islands as well as 700:, then push north to 435: 9715:World War II by year 9535:Surrender of Germany 9013:Battle of West Hubei 8970:Guadalcanal campaign 8940:Battle of Stalingrad 8866:Battle of Madagascar 7640:Albania protectorate 7427:(formerly Swaziland) 7136:Wehrmacht war crimes 6952:Expulsion of Germans 6736:Art and World War II 6634:British contribution 6583:Governments in exile 6270:Notes and references 6163:1st Armored Division 6012:initiates the first 5853:: a team of British 5806:Battle of Stalingrad 5781:20: The Allies take 5548:1st Armored Division 5462:against the Japanese 5416:1st Armored Division 5369:Battle of Santa Cruz 4832:Battle of Stalingrad 4783:Battle of Alam Halfa 4717:Massacre of Jews at 4522:Guadalcanal Campaign 4518:Operation Watchtower 4372:Messerschmitt Me 262 4345:: On order from the 4168:Dwight D. Eisenhower 3753:Operation Anthropoid 3289:Operation Anthropoid 3139:In discussions with 2857:1st Armored Division 2669:General Auchinleck's 2089:with the capture of 1976:No. 603 Squadron RAF 1926:Eastern Sea Frontier 1698:Bismarck Archipelago 1515:Eastern Sea Frontier 1106:Executive Order 9066 454:Battle of Stalingrad 438:Battle of El Alamein 43:improve this article 9625:Potsdam Declaration 9514:Italy (Spring 1945) 9277:Liberation of Paris 8734:Siege of Sevastopol 7752:(until August 1944) 7655:Wang Jingwei regime 7477:from September 1943 7437:from September 1944 7375:from September 1944 7235:Romanian war crimes 7226:Persecution of Jews 7212:Croatian war crimes 7182:Japanese war crimes 6996:Occupation of Japan 6945:First Indochina War 6657:Military production 6569:Declarations of war 5975:Publication of the 5739:British Eighth Army 5650:British Eighth Army 5460:Matanikau Offensive 4756:Battle of Milne Bay 4551:Operation Pastorius 4378:for the first time. 4016:authorizes General 3662:Richard Halsey Best 3088:Merrill's Marauders 2797:orders elements of 2509:escapes unscathed; 2267:": the invasion of 2228:Frank Jack Fletcher 2226:4: US Rear Admiral 2123:Eighth Italian Army 2025:national plebiscite 1881:17: French General 1821:Sir Stafford Cripps 1538:Pacific War Council 1379:Army Service Forces 980:on 15 February 1942 484:plan to supply the 480:troops work on the 450:Great Patriotic War 446:extermination camps 217:Declarations of war 9618:Surrender of Japan 9451:Battle of Iwo Jima 9300:Belgrade offensive 8713:Siege of Leningrad 8597:Battle of Shanggao 8526:British Somaliland 8491:Dunkirk evacuation 8442:Norwegian campaign 8380:Invasion of Poland 8207:Japanese prisoners 7175:Italian war crimes 7106:British war crimes 7021:Soviet occupations 6805:South-West Pacific 6692:Allied cooperation 6650:Military equipment 6119:Battle of the Gifu 6065:Operation Frankton 6044:, the Netherlands. 5950: 5878:Battle of Brisbane 5716:United States Navy 5440: 5401:'s persecution of 5245:18: Hitler issues 5193:United States Navy 5133: 4656:US Army Air Forces 4647:Operation Pedestal 4629:Bernard Montgomery 4495:Hoyt S. Vandenberg 4343:Vel' d'Hiv Roundup 4097:Operation Vigorous 3634:George H. Gay, Jr. 3622:Torpedo Squadron 8 3597:area. Planes from 3476: 2939:General Auchinleck 2855:16: United States 2818:In Burma, General 2727:forces of Marshal 2703:St. Lawrence River 2630:In Burma, General 2473:In Burma, General 2377:Operation Ironclad 2265:Operation Ironclad 1930:United States Navy 1825:General Auchinleck 1775:Bataan Death March 1375:Services of Supply 1367:Army Ground Forces 1363:United States Army 1196:Princess Elizabeth 1091:Northern Territory 982: 854:United States Navy 789:Berlin Sportpalast 672:Wannsee conference 614:Japan invades the 514:Arcadia Conference 490: 464:under fire at the 9692: 9691: 9650: 9649: 9493:Battle of Okinawa 9392:Burma (1944–1945) 9226:Mariana and Palau 9006:Tunisian campaign 8831:Fall of Singapore 8755:Fall of Hong Kong 8498:Battle of Britain 8351:Operation Himmler 8260: 8259: 7924:Dutch East Indies 7567:Southern Rhodesia 7319: 7318: 7219:Genocide of Serbs 7122:German war crimes 7099:Soviet war crimes 7092:Allied war crimes 6938:Division of Korea 6917:Chinese Civil War 6715:Strategic bombing 6627:Manhattan Project 6223:French Somaliland 5851:Operation Harling 5686:Sullivan brothers 5486:Koli Point action 5283:American General 5151:British Commandos 4950:Belzec death camp 4807:31: Start of the 4675:Operation Jubilee 4481:, which includes 4323:Operation Outward 4127:Manhattan Project 4085:Operation Harpoon 3911:Reinhard Heydrich 3856:Aris Velouchiotis 3749:Reinhard Heydrich 3716:. The attacks on 3277:Reinhard Heydrich 3270:government there. 3264:Wallis and Futuna 3183:tanks meet up at 3141:Winston Churchill 2918:Nikita Khrushchev 2903:; Gorodnyanski's 2877:(German) 6th Army 2803:Fliegerkorps VIII 2735:and Kharitonov's 2719:– In the eastern 2215:American General 2002:, Germany by RAF. 1950:Winston Churchill 1817:Winston Churchill 1578:troops in Bataan. 1527:Gulf Sea Frontier 1492:Operation Chariot 1457:Operation Outward 1439:Douglas MacArthur 1437:17: U.S. General 1426:; the retreat to 1312:Dutch East Indies 1279:Western Australia 1207:Vivian Bullwinkel 1169:Douglas MacArthur 1089:, in Australia's 1046:battle for Bataan 978:Fall of Singapore 814:the 54-day battle 634:Second Happy Time 616:Dutch East Indies 523:Cavite naval base 470:Reinhard Heydrich 430: 429: 314: 313: 264:Manhattan Project 119: 118: 111: 93: 9727: 9685: 9678: 9671: 9668:World portal 9666: 9665: 9641: 9634: 9627: 9620: 9611: 9604: 9597: 9588: 9581: 9574: 9567: 9560: 9553: 9544: 9537: 9530: 9528:Prague offensive 9523: 9521:Battle of Berlin 9516: 9509: 9502: 9495: 9488: 9481: 9474: 9467: 9465:Vienna offensive 9460: 9453: 9446: 9444:Battle of Manila 9439: 9419: 9410: 9401: 9394: 9385: 9378: 9371: 9364: 9357: 9350: 9343: 9334: 9325: 9318: 9309: 9302: 9295: 9288: 9279: 9272: 9265: 9258: 9251: 9244: 9237: 9228: 9221: 9212: 9203: 9194: 9187: 9185:Korsun–Cherkassy 9180: 9169: 9147: 9138: 9131: 9124: 9117: 9110: 9103: 9096: 9087: 9080: 9073: 9066: 9057: 9050: 9043: 9036: 9029: 9027:Bombing of Gorky 9022: 9015: 9008: 8988: 8981: 8972: 8965: 8958: 8949: 8942: 8935: 8928: 8917: 8910: 8903: 8896: 8894:Battle of Midway 8889: 8882: 8880:Battle of Gazala 8875: 8868: 8861: 8854: 8847: 8840: 8833: 8813: 8806: 8799: 8792: 8790:Battle of Borneo 8785: 8783:Malayan campaign 8778: 8771: 8764: 8757: 8750: 8743: 8736: 8729: 8727:Bombing of Gorky 8722: 8720:Battle of Moscow 8715: 8708: 8701: 8694: 8687: 8680: 8664: 8657: 8650: 8643: 8636: 8629: 8620: 8613: 8606: 8599: 8592: 8572: 8563: 8556: 8549: 8542: 8535: 8528: 8521: 8514: 8507: 8500: 8493: 8486: 8484:Battle of France 8479: 8472: 8465: 8458: 8451: 8444: 8424: 8417: 8410: 8403: 8396: 8389: 8382: 8360: 8353: 8346: 8339: 8337:Munich Agreement 8332: 8325: 8316: 8309: 8302: 8293: 8286: 8271: 8270: 8253: 8246: 8237: 8230: 8223: 8222:Soviet prisoners 8216: 8209: 8202: 8193: 8186: 8177: 8170: 8163: 8162:German prisoners 8158: 8138: 8129: 8122: 8115: 8110: 8103: 8096: 8089: 8082: 8075: 8068: 8061: 8054: 8047: 8040: 8033: 8026: 8019: 8010: 8003: 7996: 7989: 7982: 7975: 7968: 7961: 7954: 7947: 7940: 7933: 7926: 7919: 7912: 7905: 7898: 7891: 7884: 7864: 7857: 7850: 7843: 7836: 7829: 7822: 7815: 7808: 7801: 7794: 7774: 7767: 7760: 7753: 7745: 7738: 7731: 7722: 7715: 7707: 7700: 7698:French Indochina 7693: 7686: 7679: 7672: 7664: 7657: 7650: 7642: 7622: 7613: 7606: 7597: 7590: 7583: 7576: 7569: 7562: 7555: 7548: 7545:from August 1944 7536: 7529: 7522: 7515: 7508: 7501: 7494: 7487: 7480: 7468: 7461: 7454: 7447: 7440: 7428: 7420: 7413: 7406: 7399: 7392: 7385: 7378: 7366: 7359: 7352: 7345: 7330: 7329: 7310: 7303: 7296: 7289: 7282: 7271: 7256: 7249: 7242: 7237: 7228: 7221: 7214: 7205: 7198: 7191: 7189:Nanjing Massacre 7184: 7177: 7168: 7166:Nuremberg trials 7159: 7152: 7145: 7138: 7131: 7124: 7115: 7108: 7101: 7094: 7074: 7067: 7060: 7051: 7044: 7037: 7030: 7023: 7016: 7007: 6998: 6991: 6984: 6977: 6968: 6961: 6954: 6947: 6940: 6933: 6926: 6919: 6899: 6890: 6883: 6876: 6867: 6860: 6853: 6846: 6837: 6830: 6823: 6814: 6807: 6800: 6793: 6786: 6779: 6772: 6770:Asia and Pacific 6752: 6745: 6738: 6731: 6724: 6717: 6710: 6701: 6699:Mulberry harbour 6694: 6687: 6680: 6673: 6666: 6659: 6652: 6645: 6636: 6629: 6622: 6613: 6606: 6599: 6592: 6585: 6578: 6571: 6564: 6557: 6550: 6541: 6534: 6519: 6518: 6507: 6500: 6491: 6484: 6477: 6470: 6463: 6456: 6449: 6428: 6421: 6414: 6405: 6404: 6389:Timeline of WWII 6377: 6372: 6366: 6365: 6358: 6352: 6346: 6337: 6331: 6325: 6324: 6317: 6311: 6310: 6308: 6307: 6296: 6031:Carlson's patrol 6008:, a team led by 5977:Beveridge Report 5933:the Vichy regime 5818:Friedrich Paulus 5773:Operation Uranus 5573:in North Africa. 5510:Carlson's Patrol 5497:III Panzer Corps 5233:sinks the ferry 4787:Desert Air Force 4555:Washington, D.C. 4553:are executed in 4499:Washington, D.C. 4483:George S. Patton 4391:orders the last 4359:Winter Velodrome 3991:Battle of Gazala 3726: 3583:Battle of Midway 3540:Battle of Midway 3525:, beginning the 3411:Operation Bowery 2874:General Paulus's 2604:Operation Bowery 2570:Horsburgh Island 2125:and attached to 2107:Benito Mussolini 1866:Soldiers of the 1810:and saving Jews. 1745:aircraft carrier 1663:Directive No. 41 1602:"Baedeker raids" 1600:4: Germans plan 1554:Bataan Peninsula 1359:Secretary of War 1143:Japanese invade 765:Northern Ireland 729:Battle of Rabaul 566:Bataan Peninsula 442:Jews of Salonika 422: 415: 408: 316: 315: 306: 299: 292: 121: 120: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 9735: 9734: 9730: 9729: 9728: 9726: 9725: 9724: 9695: 9694: 9693: 9688: 9681: 9674: 9660: 9658: 9646: 9637: 9630: 9623: 9616: 9607: 9600: 9593: 9584: 9579:Atomic bombings 9577: 9570: 9563: 9556: 9549: 9540: 9533: 9526: 9519: 9512: 9505: 9498: 9491: 9484: 9477: 9470: 9463: 9456: 9449: 9442: 9435: 9422: 9415: 9404: 9397: 9390: 9381: 9374: 9367: 9360: 9353: 9346: 9337: 9328: 9321: 9312: 9305: 9298: 9291: 9282: 9275: 9270:Eastern Romania 9268: 9263:Warsaw Uprising 9261: 9256:Tannenberg Line 9254: 9247: 9242:Western Ukraine 9240: 9231: 9224: 9215: 9206: 9197: 9190: 9183: 9172: 9163: 9150: 9143: 9134: 9127: 9120: 9113: 9106: 9099: 9092: 9083: 9076: 9069: 9060: 9053: 9046: 9039: 9034:Battle of Kursk 9032: 9025: 9018: 9011: 9004: 8991: 8984: 8975: 8968: 8961: 8952: 8945: 8938: 8931: 8922: 8913: 8906: 8899: 8892: 8885: 8878: 8871: 8864: 8857: 8850: 8845:St Nazaire Raid 8843: 8836: 8829: 8816: 8809: 8802: 8795: 8788: 8781: 8774: 8767: 8760: 8753: 8746: 8739: 8732: 8725: 8718: 8711: 8704: 8697: 8690: 8683: 8669: 8660: 8653: 8646: 8639: 8632: 8627:Anglo-Iraqi War 8625: 8618:Battle of Crete 8616: 8609: 8602: 8595: 8588: 8575: 8566: 8559: 8552: 8547:Eastern Romania 8545: 8538: 8531: 8524: 8517: 8510: 8503: 8496: 8489: 8482: 8475: 8468: 8461: 8454: 8447: 8440: 8427: 8420: 8413: 8406: 8399: 8392: 8385: 8378: 8365: 8356: 8349: 8342: 8335: 8328: 8321: 8312: 8305: 8298: 8289: 8282: 8256: 8249: 8242: 8233: 8226: 8221: 8212: 8205: 8198: 8189: 8182: 8173: 8166: 8161: 8154: 8141: 8134: 8125: 8118: 8113: 8108:Western Ukraine 8106: 8099: 8092: 8085: 8078: 8071: 8064: 8057: 8052:Northeast China 8050: 8043: 8036: 8029: 8022: 8015: 8006: 7999: 7992: 7985: 7978: 7971: 7964: 7957: 7950: 7943: 7936: 7929: 7922: 7915: 7908: 7901: 7894: 7887: 7880: 7867: 7860: 7853: 7846: 7839: 7832: 7825: 7818: 7811: 7804: 7797: 7790: 7777: 7770: 7763: 7758:Slovak Republic 7756: 7748: 7741: 7734: 7729:Empire of Japan 7727: 7718: 7710: 7703: 7696: 7689: 7682: 7675: 7667: 7660: 7653: 7645: 7638: 7625: 7618: 7609: 7602: 7593: 7586: 7579: 7572: 7565: 7558: 7551: 7539: 7532: 7525: 7518: 7511: 7504: 7497: 7490: 7483: 7471: 7464: 7457: 7450: 7443: 7431: 7423: 7416: 7409: 7402: 7395: 7388: 7381: 7369: 7362: 7355: 7348: 7341: 7315: 7306: 7299: 7292: 7285: 7274: 7259: 7252: 7245: 7241:Sexual violence 7240: 7233: 7224: 7217: 7210: 7201: 7194: 7187: 7180: 7173: 7164: 7155: 7148: 7141: 7134: 7127: 7120: 7111: 7104: 7097: 7090: 7077: 7070: 7063: 7056: 7047: 7040: 7033: 7026: 7019: 7010: 7001: 6994: 6987: 6980: 6971: 6964: 6959:Greek Civil War 6957: 6950: 6943: 6936: 6929: 6922: 6915: 6902: 6895: 6886: 6879: 6872: 6863: 6856: 6849: 6842: 6833: 6826: 6819: 6810: 6803: 6796: 6789: 6784:South-East Asia 6782: 6775: 6768: 6755: 6748: 6741: 6734: 6727: 6720: 6713: 6706: 6697: 6690: 6683: 6676: 6669: 6662: 6655: 6648: 6643:Military awards 6641: 6632: 6625: 6618: 6609: 6602: 6595: 6588: 6581: 6574: 6567: 6560: 6553: 6546: 6537: 6530: 6510: 6503: 6496: 6487: 6480: 6473: 6468: 6459: 6452: 6445: 6437: 6432: 6385: 6380: 6373: 6369: 6360: 6359: 6355: 6347: 6340: 6332: 6328: 6319: 6318: 6314: 6305: 6303: 6300:"1942 Timeline" 6298: 6297: 6276: 6272: 6255: 6167:Operation Husky 6140:on 10 December. 5960:The US cruiser 5942: 5567:François Darlan 5519:Operation Torch 5432: 5333:Operation Torch 5125: 4921:10: RAF blasts 4874:Philippe Pétain 4818: 4688:Henderson Field 4542:Solomon Islands 4502: 4487:Jimmy Doolittle 4479:Operation Torch 4464: 4419: 4321:A balloon from 4246: 4010:the Gazala Line 3724: 3468: 3187:, southeast of 2763:Reichsmarschall 2530:. 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General 2330: 2329: 2328: 2327: 2309: 2308: 2307: 2306: 2296: 2295: 2294: 2293: 2279: 2278: 2277: 2276: 2258: 2257: 2253: 2252: 2251: 2250: 2244: 2243: 2223: 2222: 2221: 2220: 2210: 2209: 2204:, opening the 2198:Kiyohide Shima 2189: 2188: 2180: 2179: 2178: 2177: 2160:under General 2156:Troops of the 2151: 2150: 2145: 2142: 2141: 2140: 2139: 2138: 2111:Galeazzo Ciano 2097: 2096: 2095: 2094: 2080: 2079: 2076:Baedeker raids 2071: 2070: 2054: 2053: 2052: 2051: 2043:Amerika Bomber 2035: 2034: 2033: 2032: 2018: 2017: 2009: 2008: 2004: 2003: 1995: 1994: 1991:Baedeker Raids 1986: 1985: 1984: 1983: 1972:Spitfire Mk. V 1959: 1958: 1942:General Dobbie 1937: 1936: 1935: 1934: 1919: 1918: 1892:Doolittle Raid 1887: 1886: 1878: 1877: 1876: 1875: 1861: 1860: 1857:King George VI 1848: 1847: 1846: 1845: 1829: 1828: 1812: 1811: 1799: 1798: 1790: 1789: 1781: 1780: 1779: 1778: 1768: 1767: 1736: 1735: 1734: 1733: 1716: 1715: 1714: 1713: 1707: 1706: 1702: 1701: 1689: 1688: 1687: 1686: 1677: 1676: 1675: 1674: 1653: 1652: 1651: 1650: 1611: 1610: 1606: 1605: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1594: 1580: 1579: 1571: 1570: 1569: 1568: 1558: 1557: 1549: 1548: 1547: 1546: 1531: 1530: 1509: 1506: 1505: 1504: 1503: 1502: 1485: 1484: 1476: 1475: 1471: 1470: 1466: 1465: 1461: 1460: 1452: 1451: 1450: 1449: 1443: 1442: 1434: 1433: 1432: 1431: 1417: 1416: 1408: 1407: 1403: 1402: 1390: 1389: 1385: 1384: 1383: 1382: 1352: 1351: 1343: 1342: 1330: 1329: 1325: 1324: 1323: 1322: 1316: 1315: 1303: 1302: 1295:reconnaissance 1293:intended as a 1288:Japanese naval 1283: 1282: 1266: 1265: 1252: 1249: 1248: 1247: 1243: 1242: 1241: 1240: 1224: 1223: 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8345: 8341: 8338: 8334: 8331: 8327: 8326: 8324: 8320: 8315: 8311: 8308: 8304: 8303: 8301: 8297: 8292: 8288: 8287: 8285: 8281: 8280: 8278: 8276: 8272: 8269: 8267: 8263: 8252: 8248: 8245: 8241: 8236: 8232: 8229: 8225: 8224: 8220: 8215: 8211: 8210: 8208: 8204: 8201: 8197: 8192: 8188: 8185: 8184:United States 8181: 8176: 8172: 8171: 8169: 8165: 8164: 8160: 8157: 8153: 8152: 8150: 8148: 8144: 8137: 8133: 8128: 8124: 8121: 8120:Quốc dân Đảng 8117: 8116: 8112: 8109: 8105: 8102: 8098: 8095: 8091: 8088: 8084: 8081: 8077: 8074: 8070: 8067: 8063: 8060: 8056: 8053: 8049: 8046: 8042: 8039: 8035: 8032: 8028: 8025: 8021: 8018: 8014: 8009: 8005: 8002: 7998: 7997: 7995: 7991: 7988: 7984: 7981: 7977: 7974: 7970: 7967: 7963: 7960: 7956: 7953: 7949: 7946: 7942: 7939: 7935: 7932: 7928: 7925: 7921: 7918: 7914: 7911: 7907: 7904: 7900: 7897: 7893: 7890: 7886: 7883: 7879: 7878: 7876: 7874: 7870: 7863: 7859: 7856: 7852: 7849: 7845: 7842: 7838: 7835: 7831: 7828: 7824: 7821: 7820:Liechtenstein 7817: 7814: 7810: 7807: 7803: 7800: 7796: 7793: 7789: 7788: 7786: 7784: 7780: 7773: 7769: 7766: 7762: 7759: 7755: 7751: 7747: 7744: 7740: 7737: 7733: 7730: 7726: 7721: 7717: 7716: 7713: 7709: 7706: 7702: 7699: 7695: 7692: 7688: 7685: 7681: 7678: 7674: 7670: 7666: 7663: 7659: 7656: 7652: 7648: 7644: 7641: 7637: 7636: 7634: 7632: 7628: 7621: 7617: 7612: 7608: 7607: 7605: 7604:United States 7601: 7596: 7592: 7591: 7589: 7585: 7582: 7578: 7575: 7571: 7568: 7564: 7561: 7557: 7554: 7550: 7546: 7542: 7538: 7535: 7531: 7528: 7524: 7521: 7517: 7514: 7510: 7507: 7503: 7500: 7496: 7493: 7489: 7486: 7482: 7478: 7474: 7470: 7467: 7463: 7460: 7456: 7453: 7449: 7446: 7442: 7438: 7434: 7430: 7426: 7422: 7419: 7415: 7412: 7408: 7405: 7401: 7398: 7394: 7391: 7387: 7384: 7380: 7376: 7372: 7368: 7365: 7361: 7358: 7354: 7351: 7347: 7344: 7340: 7339: 7337: 7335: 7331: 7328: 7326: 7322: 7309: 7305: 7302: 7298: 7295: 7294:Comfort women 7291: 7288: 7284: 7281: 7278: / 7277: 7273: 7270: 7267: / 7266: 7263: / 7262: 7258: 7255: 7254:Camp brothels 7251: 7248: 7244: 7243: 7239: 7236: 7232: 7227: 7223: 7220: 7216: 7215: 7213: 7209: 7204: 7200: 7197: 7193: 7190: 7186: 7185: 7183: 7179: 7176: 7172: 7167: 7163: 7158: 7154: 7151: 7147: 7146: 7144: 7143:The Holocaust 7140: 7137: 7133: 7130: 7129:forced labour 7126: 7125: 7123: 7119: 7114: 7110: 7107: 7103: 7100: 7096: 7095: 7093: 7089: 7088: 7086: 7084: 7080: 7073: 7069: 7066: 7062: 7059: 7055: 7050: 7046: 7043: 7039: 7036: 7032: 7029: 7025: 7024: 7022: 7018: 7015: 7014: 7009: 7006: 7005: 7000: 6997: 6993: 6990: 6986: 6983: 6982:Marshall Plan 6979: 6976: 6975: 6970: 6967: 6963: 6960: 6956: 6953: 6949: 6946: 6942: 6939: 6935: 6932: 6928: 6925: 6921: 6918: 6914: 6913: 6911: 6909: 6905: 6898: 6894: 6889: 6885: 6884: 6882: 6878: 6875: 6871: 6866: 6862: 6859: 6855: 6852: 6848: 6847: 6845: 6841: 6836: 6835:Eastern Front 6832: 6829: 6828:Western Front 6825: 6824: 6822: 6818: 6813: 6809: 6806: 6802: 6799: 6795: 6792: 6788: 6785: 6781: 6778: 6774: 6773: 6771: 6767: 6766: 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