Table of Data Points

Tag : Combat


	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'
	1942-05-08		Sinking of USS Lexington	Scuttled following damage inflicted by Japanese airstrikes during the battle of the Coral Seas	Read about 'Sinking of USS Lexington' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Sinking of USS Lexington'
	1942-05-08		Cocos Island Mutiny	A failed attempt by soldiers of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery to disable the local British garrison and transfer control to the Japanese. The three executed ringleaders were the only British troops executed for mutiny during ww2.	Read about 'Cocos Island Mutiny' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Cocos Island Mutiny'
	1942-05-05	1942-05-06	Battle of Corregidor	Japanese forces take the US held island bastion of Corregidor (a network of tunnels and fortifications that spanned the bay), giving them access to Manila bay, the finest natural harbor in the Far East.	Read about 'Battle of Corregidor' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Battle of Corregidor'
	1942-05-04	1942-05-08	Coral Sea	The first fleet action in history in which aircraft carriers engaged each other without seeing or firing directly on each other. Though a tactical victory for Japan, the loss of key carriers was a factor in their subsequent loss at Midway.	Read about 'Coral Sea' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Coral Sea'
	1942-05-03	1942-05-04	Invasion of Tulagi	Japanese troops occupy the island of Tulagi to provide support and flank protection for Japanese forces that were advancing on Port Moresby in New Guinea. The occupation force also threatened communication lines between the US and Australia.	Read about 'Invasion of Tulagi ' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Invasion of Tulagi '
	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'
	1942-04-18		The Doolittle Raid	The first air raid by United State aircraft to strike a Japanese home island. The attack demonstrated that Japan was vulnerable to allied air power.	Read about 'The Doolittle Raid' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'The Doolittle Raid'

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