Users
Twitter
Feeds
Statistics
Map ViewTable of Data Points
 | 1942-10-23 | 1942-11-05 | Second El Alamein | This Allied victory turned the tide in the North African Campaign. It ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, taking control of the Suez Canal, and gaining access to the Middle Eastern oil fields. | Read about 'Second El Alamein' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Second El Alamein' |
| 1942-08-25 | 1942-09-07 | Milne Bay | "Australian troops had, at Milne Bay in New Guinea, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. If the Australians, in conditions very like ours, had done it, so could we." British Field Marshal Sir William Slim | Read about 'Milne Bay' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Milne Bay' |
| 1942-08-24 | 1942-08-25 | Eastern Solomans | Third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign. Both fleets withdrew without a clear victor, however Japan lost significantly more crew and aircraft. Japanese reinforcements for Guadalcanal were delayed allowing Allied troops to prepare. | Read about 'Eastern Solomans' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Eastern Solomans' |
| 1942-08-09 | Canberra sunk | HMAS Canberra is sunk during the Battle of Savo Island. A surprise attack by five IJN heavy cruisers who had travelled down 'the slot' from bases at New Britain and New Ireland. | Read about 'Canberra sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Canberra sunk' | |
| 1942-08-08 | 1942-08-09 | Savo Island | The Allied naval task force sent to support the marine landings on Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by a smaller Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. Four allied heavy cruisers are sunk. | Read about 'Savo Island' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Savo Island' |
| 1942-08-07 | 1943-02-09 | Guadalcanal Campaign | The Guadalcanal campaign marked the first significant strategic combined arms victory by Allied forces over the Japanese in the Pacific theater. For this reason, the Guadalcanal campaign is often referred to as a "turning point" in the war. | Read about 'Guadalcanal Campaign' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Guadalcanal Campaign' |
| 1942-07-29 | Kokoda airstrip falls | At 2am Japanese troops attack and overrun Australian 39th Battalion troops defending the airfield. Although only 77 Australians defended the airfield, the Japanese believed they had defeated a force more than 1,200 strong. | Read about 'Kokoda airstrip falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kokoda airstrip falls' | |
| 1942-07-01 | 1942-07-27 | First El Alamein | British and commonwealth troops, following the retreat after Gazala, halt the Axis advance on Alexandria. This tactically inconclusive battle had a profound strategic affect on the Axis forces' ability to wage war. | Read about 'First El Alamein' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'First El Alamein' |
| 1942-05-31 | 1942-06-08 | Midget Subs in Sydney | On the 31st of May three Ko-hyoteki class subs entered Sydney Harbour, avoided the partially constructed Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net, and attempted to sink Allied warships. On the 8th of June a sub fired shells at the Sydney Harbour Bridge. | Read about 'Midget Subs in Sydney' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Midget Subs in Sydney' |
 | 1942-05-31 | Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul | During the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942, Kuttabul was torpedoed and sunk, with 21 Commonwealth naval personnel aboard. | Read about 'Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul' |
[First Page] [Prev] Showing page 3 of 6 pages [Next] [Last Page]