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June 1942

1942JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberThe following events occurred in June 1942: June 1, 1942 (Monday)Adolf Hitler visited Army Group South's headquarters at Poltava to confirm plans for the upcoming summer offensive.Hermann Hoth assumed command of the German 4th Panzer Army while Richard Ruoff took command of the 17th Army.The Australian depot ship Kuttabul was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine M-24 during the attack on Sydney Harbour.The Grand Coulee Dam opened on the Columbia River.Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, as predecessor of metals and mining manufacturing brand, Vale was founded in Brazil.June 2, 1942 (Tuesday)During the Siege of Sevastopol, the German 11th Army began a massive five-day artillery barrage on the fortress city using 620 guns including the enormous 800mm Schwerer Gustav "Dora" gun.German submarine U-652 was depth charged and damaged in the Gulf of Sollum by Fairey Swordfish aircraft and had to be scuttled.Born:Eduard Malofeyev, footballer and coach, in Kolomna, USSR;Died:Bunny Berigan, 33, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (hemorrhage)June 3, 1942 (Wednesday)The Battle of Midway began.

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