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 | 1942-07-17 | 1943-03-02 | Battle of Stalingrad | The bloodiest in the history of warfare, with combined casualties estimated at nearly two million. The battle which eventually trapped and destroyed the German 6th Army and other Axis forces around the city, was the first substantial German land defeat. | Read about 'Battle of Stalingrad' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Stalingrad' |
| 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' |
| 1942-07-06 | The Secret Annex | Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the 'Secret Annex' of her father's, Otto Frank, office building. | Read about 'The Secret Annex' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'The Secret Annex' | |
| 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' |
| 1942-06-28 | 1942-07-24 | Voronezh | The German assault conducted by the elements of the 4th Panzer Army's of Army Group South under Hoth. Hitler believes delays at Voronezh allows Marshal Semyon Timoshenko to reinforce Stalingrad before the 4th Panzer arrives. | Read about 'Voronezh ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Voronezh ' |
| 1942-06-23 | Focke-Wulf 190 captured | A Focke-Wulf Fw 190 mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey airfield after a dogfight over the Bristol channel. The first intact FW 190 captured for the allies by an air traffic controller armed with a flare gun. | Read about 'Focke-Wulf 190 captured' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Focke-Wulf 190 captured' | |
| 1942-06-22 | Field Marshal Rommel | After the combined Italian/German capture of the vital sea port at Tobruk, Hitler promotes Rommel to the rank of Field Marshal. | Read about 'Field Marshal Rommel' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Field Marshal Rommel' | |
 | 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' |
| 1942-06-21 | 1942-06-22 | Sub attack in Oregon | A Japanese submarine fired 17 shells at Fort Stevens, making it the only military installation in the continental United States to receive hostile fire during World War II. | Read about 'Sub attack in Oregon' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sub attack in Oregon' |
| 1942-06-21 | Fort Lenin falls | The 24th Infantry division attacked the main defensive position on the north side of the bay, the Lenin fort. The extensive defensive position fell having lost three of their four main 76mm guns. | Read about 'Fort Lenin falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Lenin falls' |
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