1942
World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
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1942
Second World War: German field marshal Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert…
Second World War: German field marshal Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert…
1942
British and Australian prisoners of war in Singapore revolted against their Japanese captors, who required them to…
British and Australian prisoners of war in Singapore revolted against their Japanese captors, who required them to…
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on…
1942
Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner…
Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner…
1942
World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon…
World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon…
1942
World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon…
World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon…
1942
World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and…
World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and…
1942
World War II: Japanese troops began an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon…
World War II: Japanese troops began an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon…
1942
The Empire of Japan achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
The Empire of Japan achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
1941
Boris Kidrič and Edvard Kardelj founded the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation, the main anti-fascist Slovene civil-
Boris Kidrič and Edvard Kardelj founded the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation, the main anti-fascist Slovene civil-
1941
World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members
World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members
1941
World War II: German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess (pictured) parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with
World War II: German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess (pictured) parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with
1941
World War II: German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess (pictured) parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with
World War II: German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess (pictured) parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with
1941
German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audienc
German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audienc
1941
World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port
World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port
1941
Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait
Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait
1941
World War II: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships HMS Rodney and
World War II: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships HMS Rodney and
1941
German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging the residence of the President of Ir
German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging the residence of the President of Ir
1941
German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging the residence of the President of Ir
German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging the residence of the President of Ir