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Timeline Of World War II (1942)
This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1942. January :1: Twenty-six Allied countries signed the Declaration by United Nations during the Arcadia Conference. :2: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. They also take Cavite naval base, and the American and Filipino troops continue the retreat into Bataan. :5: The beginning of a major Red Army offensive under General Zhukov. :6: The British advance continues to El Agheila, on the western edge of Libya. ::In his State of the Union speech, President Roosevelt promises more aid to Britain, including planes and troops. :7: The Soviet Winter counter-offensive comes to a halt, after having pushed the exhausted and freezing German Army back 62–155 mi from Moscow. 'Operation Barbarossa' had failed. ::Siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins. ::Heavy air attacks on Malta; it is estimated that the bomb tonnage dropped on the island is twice that dropped on London. :8: Japanese troops penetrated the outer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
