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The following events occurred in February 1942: February 1, 1942 (Sunday) Marshalls-Gilberts raids; Vidkun Quisling took office as Minister President of Norway.
The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to a rumored attack on the continental United States by Imperial Japan and the subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late 24 February to early 25 February 1942, over Los Angeles, California.
Singapore in early February 1942; the disposition of Commonwealth ground forces is in red. The main north–south transport corridor, formed by Woodlands Road and the railway, connecting the city centre (in the south-east) and the Causeway (central north), is the black line running through the centre of the island.
British soldiers captured by the Japanese after the Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 11: The "Channel Dash" – The German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, rush out of Brest through the English Channel to northern ports, including Wilhelmshaven, Germany; the British naval units fail to sink any of ...
Maritime incidents in February 1942 (1 C, 76 P) Pages in category "February 1942" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
February 25 – Battle of Los Angeles: Over 1,400 AA shells are fired at an unidentified, slow-moving object in the skies over Los Angeles. The appearance of the object triggers an immediate wartime blackout over most of Southern California , with thousands of air raid wardens being deployed throughout the city.
Operation Cerberus: February 1942; Operation Donnerkeil: February 1942; St. Nazaire Raid: March 1942; Dieppe Raid: August 1942; Battle of Berlin (air): November 1943 – March 1944; Western Allied invasion of France: June 1944–March 1945 Operation Overlord: June–August 1944 Operation Tonga; Normandy landings; Battle for Caen. Operation Perch
February 1942 sports events (3 P) M. Maritime incidents in February 1942 (1 C, 76 P) Pages in category "February 1942 events" The following 35 pages are in this ...