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A British Restaurant in Woolmore Street, Poplar, London, in 1942. British Restaurants were communal kitchens created in 1940 during the Second World War to help people who had been bombed out of their homes, had run out of ration coupons or otherwise needed help. [1] [2] In 1943, 2,160 British Restaurants served 600,000 very inexpensive meals a ...
Pages in category "Attacks on military installations in 1942" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... (1942) Battle of Banjarmasin
USS Lexington explodes during the Battle of the Coral Sea. A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II.. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges.
Intended as a preparatory battle to the abandoned Western Allied invasions of Kyūshū and Honshu. Heavy civilian and combat casualties may have influenced U.S. decision to use atomic bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Battle of Java Sea: February 27, 1942 February 27, 1942, Java Sea: Java Sea (2300 Americans Killed) Japanese victory
The plant became world-famous during the Battle of Stalingrad. When the German Wehrmacht reached the city in the summer of 1942, the tractor plant was their first target, and it was largely destroyed during the fierce fighting that ensued over the next few months. [1]
October 5 – The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, to win their 4th World Series Title. October 11 – WWII – Battle of Cape Esperance : On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal , United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
Battle of Oktwin Mar. 20 - 23, 1942; Battle of Toungoo Mar. 24–28, 1942; Battle of Yedahe Apr. 5–8, 1942; Battle of Szuwa River Apr. 10–16, 1942; Battle of Pyinmana April 17–20, 1942; Battle of Yenangyaung Apr. 17-19 1942; Battle of Mawache and Yato Early April 1942; Battle of Bawlake April 17, 1942; Battle of Hopong - Taunggyi April 20 ...
Nevertheless the raids, along with the Doolittle Raid in April 1942, helped convince the IJN's Combined Fleet commander, Isoroku Yamamoto, that he needed to draw the American carriers into battle as soon as possible in order to destroy them. Yamamoto's plan to do so resulted in the Battle of Midway.