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From : In where the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign is going on resulting in a .
As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe an intense air raid damages Diehl's plant in Stephanstraße, Nuremberg.
In Leningrad where as part of the siege of Leningrad the Spanish Blue Division (División Azul) transferred to Leningrad.
From Germany: In where the Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 is going on resulting in a . |
The Nazi Officer's Wife
Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze deployed from an U-boat (c1942) |
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The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad |
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From : In where the Operation Pedestal is going on resulting in a . |
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As part of the Battle of Stalingrad the Germans launched an offensive on Stalingrad by using the 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intense Luftwaffe bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble.
From : In where the Bracero program is going on resulting in a . |
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From Poland: In Warsaw where Janusz Korczak went to his death. |
The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad |
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From : In where the Guadalcanal campaign is going on resulting in a .
From : In where the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo is going on resulting in a . |
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From : In where the Battle of Savo Island is going on resulting in a .
From : In where the Battle of Kokoda is going on resulting in a .
In the Atlantic where U-boats sink eleven ships from convoy SC 94. |
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In Leningrad where as part of the siege of Leningrad the Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed in the city. |
The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad and some more
Battle of Savo Island 1942: America's Worst Naval Defeat
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As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe the first German warplane downed by the USAAF. A German Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor reconnaissance-bomber is shot down by two US fighter pilots, flying a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, off the coast of Reykjavík, Iceland. All six German airmen are killed as the plane explodes and goes into the sea.
In Leningrad where as part of the siege of Leningrad the naval Detachment K clashes with Leningrad supply route on Lake Ladoga. |
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As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe the 82nd Airborne is the first US airborne division. (the first combat jumps were 8 November 1942 by the 509th Parachute Battalion in the North Africa Operation Torch).
In the Atlantic where U-705 sinks Balladier from convoy SC 95. |
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In the Atlantic where U-507 sinks Baependy, a Brazilian merchant ship, killing 270 civilians. Few hours later, the same U-507 sinks another Brazilian passenger ship, the SS Araraquara, killing another 131 people, followed hours later by the SS Annibal Benevolo, on which 150 civilians drowned. |
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From : In where the Raid on Makin Island is going on resulting in a .
As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe 12 B-17s of the 97 BG (including one with Eaker aboard) escorted by RAF Spitfires bombed the Sotteville railyard 3 miles (4.8 km) South of Rouen, France, in the "first combat action" of the Eighth Air Force and the first B-17 bombing of Europe.
In the Atlantic where U-507 continues its slaughter, sinking another Brazilian merchant ship, the SS Itagiba at the city of Vitória, killing 36 and the SS Arara similarly sunk with 20 deaths as she picked up the survivors of the Itagiba. U-boats sink four ships from convoy SL 118. |
The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad |
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In Germany and the bastard hitler just gave Directive 46 Instructions for Intensified Action Against Banditry in the East |
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From : In where the Sinyavino offensive is going on resulting in a .
In Leningrad where as part of the siege of Leningrad the Soviets begin an eight-week-long Sinyavino Offensive, which fails to lift the siege, but thwarts German offensive plans (Operation Nordlicht).
From : In where the Dieppe Raid is going on resulting in a .
As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe 22 B-17's drop 34 tons of bombs on Abbeville/Drucat A/F in France causing extensive damage.
In the Atlantic where U-507 sinks the tiny sailing vessel Jacyra. |
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As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe 11 of 12 B-17's bomb Amiens/Longeau Marshilling Yard, France at 1801 hours without loss. |
The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad |
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From : In where the Battle of the Tenaru is going on resulting in a .
As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe 12 B-17's are dispatched to bomb the shipyards in Rotterdam, Netherlands but is aborted due to an attack by Bf 109s and Fw 190s; 1 bomber is damaged; lack of proper coordination with the Spitfire escorts is a major factor in the failure of the mission. |
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In the Atlantic where U-507 sinks Hammeran, a Swedish merchant ship. In just one week, U-507 acting in Brazilian waters killed over 600 people, all of them neutral civilians. As result, Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy at that very same day. |
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From : In where the Battle of Stalingrad is going on resulting in a .
From : In where the Operation Nordlicht is going on resulting in a . |
The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad and some more
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Told from the American Perspective (1/2) and Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Japanese POV & Analysis of the Battle (2/2)
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From : In where the Battle of the Eastern Solomons is going on resulting in a .
As part of the air operations during the Battle of Europe 12 B-17s bomb the Ateliers et Chantiers de France shipyard in Dunkirk. |
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From : In where the Battle of Milne Bay is going on resulting in a . |
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From : In where the Battle of Isurava is going on resulting in a . |
The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad |
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The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad |
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In the Atlantic where U-566 sinks Zuiderkerk and City of Cardiff from convoy SL 119. |
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From : In where the Battle of Alam el Halfa is going on resulting in a . |
The continuing story of the Battle of Stalingrad |
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From : In where the First Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing is going on resulting in a .
In the Atlantic where U-609 sinks Bronxville and Capira from convoy SC 97. |
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