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This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1942. January. 1: Twenty-six Allied countries signed the Declaration by United Nations during the Arcadia Conference. [1] 2: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. They also take Cavite naval base, and the American and Filipino troops continue the retreat into Bataan. [1]
27 avril : la Royal Air Force lance une offensive aérienne contre Kiel avec 1 000 bombardiers. 28 avril : le Premier ministre de l' Irak Rachid Ali obtient un accord secret avec les puissances de l’Axe en faveur de l’indépendance des pays arabes et contre le foyer national Juif .
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1942 ( MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1940s decade.
Apr 18 The Doolittle Raid: James Doolittle leads the first air raid on mainland Japan, bombing Tokyo & other Japanese cities. Apr 20 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith in 2:26:51.2. Apr 20 Nazi German occupiers forbid Dutch access to their beach. Apr 23 1st night Exeter bombed by German Luftwaffe.
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. April 1942 by city (4 C) April 1942 by continent (6 C) April 1942 by country (17 C) April 1942 by day (30 C) April 1942 by topic (5 C) ' April 1942 in the Northern Hemisphere (3 C) Categories: 1942 by month.
Apr 16 Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship. Apr 17 12 Lancasters bomb MAN factory in Augsburg. Apr 17 Operations begin to destroy Sobibor Concentration Camp. Apr 17 POW French General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Festung Königstein.
January 10 – WWII: The last German air-raid on the English port of Liverpool destroys the home of William Patrick Hitler, Adolf Hitler's nephew. William Hitler is in the United States and later joins the navy to fight against his uncle.
