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 | 1942-03-28 | St Nazaire | The obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown is rammed into the St. Nazaire lock gates and blown up, ending use of the dock. Five Victoria Crosses were awarded to men involved in the raid, which has been called The Greatest Raid of All. | Read about 'St Nazaire' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'St Nazaire' | |
| 1942-03-23 | Andaman Islands | To secure their seaward flank a Japanese task force, led by the cruiser Chokai, is dispatched to capture the Andaman Islands. | Read about 'Andaman Islands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Andaman Islands' | |
| 1942-03-22 | Second Battle of Sirte | A Italian force led by a battleship and two heavy cruisers fails to destroy a British convoy, but delays the ships enough to leave them exposed to subsequent air attacks, during which 80% of the convoy's supplies are lost. | Read about 'Second Battle of Sirte' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Second Battle of Sirte' | |
| 1942-03-12 | 1942-03-13 | Channel Dash | Scharnhorst,Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen succesfully escape up-channel from Brest to home bases in Germany. The Kriegsmarine escape detection for more than 12 hours before they were attacked by British air and naval forces. They escape without heavy damage. | Read about 'Channel Dash' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Channel Dash' |
| 1942-03-08 | 1942-03-09 | Battle of Sarimbun Beach | Australian machine gunners opened fire on vessels carrying a first wave of 4,000 troops from the 5th and 18th Divisions towards Singapore island. The 22nd Brigade bore the brunt of the attack and, unreinforced, was forced to withdraw. | Read about 'Battle of Sarimbun Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Sarimbun Beach' |
| 1942-02-28 | HMAS Perth | The Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth is torpedoed and sunk by Japanese destroyers during the Battle of Sunda Straight. | Read about 'HMAS Perth' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMAS Perth' | |
| 1942-02-28 | USS Houston | United States cruiser USS Houston and the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk. | Read about 'USS Houston' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Houston' | |
| 1942-02-27 | Java Sea | The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) is almost completely destroyed in a disastrous Allied defeat at the hands of the Japanese navy. | Read about 'Java Sea' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Java Sea' | |
| 1942-01-26 | US Troops in Europe | U.S. Troops arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. | Read about 'US Troops in Europe' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US Troops in Europe' | |
| 1942-01-11 | Japan invades Indonesia | Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies. | Read about 'Japan invades Indonesia' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japan invades Indonesia' |
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