Table of Data Points
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' | |
1942-01-26 | 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' | ||
1942-01-20 | Wannsee Conference | The presentation of the plan for the deportation of the Jewish population of Europe and French North Africa to occupied areas in eastern Europe. It detailed their use in forced labour and the plan for their subsequent annihilation. | Read about 'Wannsee Conference' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wannsee Conference' | ||
1942-01-05 | Soviets at Eupatoria | German forces prevent Soviets from landing troops in Southern Ukraine | Read about 'Soviets at Eupatoria' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Soviets at Eupatoria' | ||
1941-12-21 | Sinking of HMS Audacity | Sinking of the HMS Audacity by the U-751 while excorting convoy HG76 | Read about 'Sinking of HMS Audacity' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of HMS Audacity' | ||
1941-12-19 | Hitler Supreme Commander | Adolf Hitler becomes Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Army. | Read about 'Hitler Supreme Commander' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hitler Supreme Commander' | ||
1941-12-15 | Drobytsky Yar | In a -15 degrees Celsius temperatures, German troops execute over 15,000 Jews at Drobitsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine. | Read about 'Drobytsky Yar' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Drobytsky Yar' | ||
1941-12-12 | Hitler condemns Jews | A meeting between Adolf Hitler and the highest ranking officials of the Nazi party, where he declares the imminent destruction of the Jewish race. | Read about 'Hitler condemns Jews' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hitler condemns Jews' | ||
1941-12-08 | Chelmno Gas Vans | Gas vans are first used as a means of execution, at the Chelmno extermination camp near Lodz in Poland. | Read about 'Chelmno Gas Vans' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Chelmno Gas Vans' |
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