Table of Data Points
1941-12-12 | Batangas Air Field | Fifty four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesus Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; Cesar Basa, the first Filipino casualty of the war, is killed. | Read about 'Batangas Air Field' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Batangas Air Field' | ||
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' | ||
1941-12-10 | HMS Prince of Wales Sunk | Attacked and sunk by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers. Several hundred men were killed when the ship sank, with Vice-Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach being among those lost. | Read about 'HMS Prince of Wales Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Prince of Wales Sunk' | ||
1941-12-10 | HMS Repulse Sunk | Attacked and sunk by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers. Repulse was fatally hit and soon developed a severe list to port over a period of about six minutes. It was clear that she was sinking, and sinking fast. | Read about 'HMS Repulse Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Repulse Sunk' | ||
1941-12-10 | Philippines Campaign | Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland. | Read about 'Philippines Campaign' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Philippines Campaign' | ||
1941-12-09 | Japanese Ships Attacked | The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon. | Read about 'Japanese Ships Attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese Ships Attacked' | ||
1941-12-08 | China & Japan at War | The Republic of China declares war on Japan. This is sometimes referred to as the second Sino-Japanese war. | Read about 'China & Japan at War' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'China & Japan at War' | ||
1941-12-08 | Wake Island Attacked | 27 Japanese medium "Nell" bombers flown from bases on Kwajalein in the Marshall Island group attacked Wake Island, destroying eight of the 12 F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft belonging to Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-211 on the ground. | Read about 'Wake Island Attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wake Island Attacked' | ||
1941-12-08 | US Declares War | After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan. | Read about 'US Declares War' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US Declares War' | ||
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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