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 | 1942-12-24 | Darlan Assasinated | A 20-year-old French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, entered Vichy French Admiral Franois Darlan's headquarters in Algiers and shot him twice. | Read about 'Darlan Assasinated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Darlan Assasinated' | |
| 1942-11-08 | 1942-11-10 | Operation Torch | The combined British-American landings in French North Africa. The invasion hoped to Axis Powers from North Africa, improve naval control of the Mediterranean Sea and prepare an invasion of Southern Europe in 1943. | Read about 'Operation Torch' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Torch' |
| 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' |
| 1942-08-19 | Dieppe | Troops from the Canadian 2nd ID launch an amphibious assault on the occupied port of Dieppe, France. The objective of the raid was to take and temporarily hold the port, gather intel and test tactics. No major objectives were met and 60% of the force lost. | Read about 'Dieppe' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dieppe' | |
| 1942-07-16 | 1942-07-17 | Vel' d'Hiv Roundup | 3,152 French jews are rounded up and detained at the Winter Velodrome and nearby Drancy internment camp by the Vichy regime. They are subsequently transported to Auschwitz concentration camp. Very few survive the war. | Read about 'Vel' d'Hiv Roundup' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Vel' d'Hiv Roundup' |
 | 1942-06-21 | 1942-11-11 | Tobruk retaken | After a surprise offensive and victory at the Battle of Gazala, DAK and Italian troops led by Erwin Rommel capture the strategic seaport at Tobruk. | Read about 'Tobruk retaken' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tobruk retaken' |
| 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' |
| 1942-04-18 | Laval becomes Vichy PM | Pierre Laval becomes the prime minister of Vichy France. While in office Laval signed orders permitting the deportation of Jews to extermination camps. After the war he was convicted of high treason and executed. | Read about 'Laval becomes Vichy PM' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Laval becomes Vichy PM' | |
| 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' |
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