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 | 1942-05-26 | 1942-06-21 | Gazala | Despite Rommel's resounding tactical defeat of the British 8th Army, Axis armour losses were irreplaceable. Rommel was not able to take advantage of this success. | Read about 'Gazala' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Gazala' |
| 1942-05-26 | 1942-06-11 | Bir Hakeim | Free French forces resist the Axis advance for 16 days, giving the retreating British Eighth Army enough time to reorganize, allowing them subsequently to halt the Axis advance at the First Battle of El Alamein. | Read about 'Bir Hakeim' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bir Hakeim' |
| 1942-05-13 | U-69 sinks Norlantic | Seven mariners are killed when the German U-69 sinks the American merchant ship SS Nolantic with torpedoes and shell fire. | Read about 'U-69 sinks Norlantic' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'U-69 sinks Norlantic' | |
| 1942-05-12 | 1942-05-28 | Second Kharkov | Soviet forces under Marshal Timoshenko launch an offensive against the German 6th Army. After initial gains, critical errors in the Soviet command led to a pincer counter-attack by the 6th Army, cutting off almost 200,000 Soviet troops. | Read about 'Second Kharkov' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Second Kharkov' |
| 1942-05-09 | Zinkiv Massacre | SS troops murder five hundred and eighty eight Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv. | Read about 'Zinkiv Massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Zinkiv Massacre' | |
| 1942-04-23 | 1942-04-28 | Baedeker Blitz | The Luftwaffe targets picturesque English cities (Exeter, Canterbury, Norwich, York, Bath) in retaliation for the RAF bombing of Lubeck. | Read about 'Baedeker Blitz' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Baedeker Blitz' |
| 1942-03-31 | Stanislawow Ghetto | The Gestapo arrange the deportation of 5000 Jewish residents of the Stanislawow ghetto to Belzec death camp. This was one of the largest deportations in the early stages of the camp. | Read about 'Stanislawow Ghetto' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Stanislawow Ghetto' | |
| 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' | |
| 1942-03-28 | Bombing of Lubeck | The first major success for RAF Bomber Command against a German city. 234 Wellington and Stirling bombers dropped about 400 tons of bombs including 25,000 incendiary devices. Twelve aircraft were lost in the attack. | Read about 'Bombing of Lubeck' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bombing of Lubeck' | |
| 1942-03-26 | Women arrive at Auschwitz | For the first time the Auschwitz concentration camp begins taking female prisoners. | Read about 'Women arrive at Auschwitz' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Women arrive at Auschwitz' |
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