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The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.
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.
May 6 is the 126th day of the ... 1682 – Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles. 1757 – Battle of ... the most significant change in the ...
A look back at the Battle of Versailles, the runway show that put American fashion on the map as it marks a historic 50th anniversary milestone.
1942, clockwise from top left: British artillery barrage opens the Battle of El Alamein; the Jews of Salonika are rounded up for deportation to extermination camps; Soviet troops of the Great Patriotic War fight the Battle of Stalingrad; USS Lexington (CV-2) under fire at the Battle of the Coral Sea; Reinhard Heydrich's car after attack by Czech resistance; 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking troops ...
Battle of Gazala: May–June 1942 Battle of Bir Hakeim: May–June 1942; First Battle of El Alamein: July 1942; Battle of Alam el Halfa: August–September 1942; Second Battle of El Alamein: October–November 1942; Battle of El Agheila: December 1942; Operation Torch: November 1942 Operation Terminal: 8 November 1942; Naval Battle of Casablanca
The battle ends with Chinese victory on 7 April after intense house-to-house fighting inside the city of Taierzhuang. Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Xuzhou begins, and ends in Japanese victory on May 1 as Chinese troops break out from the encircled city. July 6–16
May 6 – WWII: On Corregidor, the last American and Filipino forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. May 14 – Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait is performed for the first time by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. May 15 – WWII: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.