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1942, clockwise from top left: British artillery barrage opens the Battle of El Alamein; ... This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1942.
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Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. [1] Events. Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; ... 1.2 1942. 1.3 1943. 1.4 1944. 1.5 1945. ... This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and ...
June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...
2 July 2, 1942 (Thursday) 3 July 3 ... The following events occurred in July 1942: July 1, 1942 ... French World War I general; Refik Saydam, 60, fifth Prime Minister ...
The Action of 27 March 1942 was fought in the Atlantic Ocean. German submarine U-123 sank the American Q-ship USS Atik. German submarine U-587 was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by British warships. Joe Louis knocked out Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden to retain the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. [41 ...