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18 July — World War II: Germany test flies the Messerschmitt Me 262 (using only its jet engines) for the first time. 19 July — World War II – Battle of the Atlantic : German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions, in response to an effective American convoy system.
Results from the L-IV trial, in the first half of 1942, indicated that the spherical geometry, with five tonnes of heavy water and 10 tonnes of metallic uranium, could sustain a fission reaction. They had achieved the first net neutron production of the German program, three years after the first such pile in history by Hans von Halban and ...
The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...
This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the narrative. The entries on this list are war films or miniseries that are concerned with World War II (or the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort.
Peru broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, Italy and Japan. [10] The British cargo ship Empire Wildebeeste was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by German submarine U-596. The American submarine USS S-26 was accidentally rammed and sunk in the Gulf of Panama by the submarine chaser USS Sturdy. 46 men were lost.
Action of 13 May 1942: Motor Torpedo Boats of the Royal Navy attempted to stop the German auxiliary cruiser Stier from reaching Gironde, France. Although Stier made it through the English channel, two German torpedo boats were sunk with one British MTB lost in return. Operation Trio concluded.
3 March 1942: Der große König: The Great King: 118 min: Drama film: Veit Harlan: Otto Gebühr: 12 June 1942: Die große Liebe: The Great Love: 100 min: Drama film: Walter Bolz for Universum Film AG: Rolf Hansen: Zarah Leander Viktor Staal: The most commercially successful film in the history of the Third Reich. 14 August 1942: G.P.U. The Red ...
Banned by Joseph Goebbels in November 1942 for unspecified reasons. Afrika Korps: Documentary Andreas Schlüter: Herbert Maisch: Heinrich George: A film about the sculptor Andreas Schlüter; subliminal Nazi propaganda throughout. Anuschka: Helmut Käutner: Hilde Krahl, Siegfried Breuer, Friedl Czepa: Drama Attack on Baku: Fritz Kirchhoff: Willy ...