Mar 27, 2012 · Between July 22 and September 12, 1942, German SS and police authorities, assisted by auxiliaries, deport approximately 265,000 Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka killing center. German forces kill approximately 35,000 Jews in the ghetto during the deportation operation. September 22–November 5.

Until the winter of 1942-1943, the German army was victorious in an almost unbroken chain of battlefield successes. Europe lay under German domination. After a successful German advance in summer 1942, the battle for the city of Stalingrad in late 1942 proved a turning point. Soviet forces halted the German advance at Stalingrad on the Volga River and in the Caucasus.

Sep 14, 2020 · The German distribution of ground forces by theaters of war in the summer (June-July) 1942 after TOE (tables of organization and equipment). The actual average strength in the army, however, was only 88%. The units of the Army Group South in Southern Russia were largely completely refreshed at the cost of the others. Army: divisions

Nov 05, 2016 · On October 29, 1942, the leading British political figures and the clergy held a public meeting to protest against the ongoing persecution of the Jews by the Nazis. Nazi Germany had sought to host the 1942 FIFA World Cup but the event failed to take place because of the raging war.

1942 British Are Victorious at El Alamein- German forces, under the command of Rommel, met the British forces, under the command of General Montgomery at El Alamein. Montgomery had a two-to-one advantage in tanks, and was victorious. The victory in El Alamain eliminated the German threat to the Suez Canal and the Middle East.

Because the Soviet-Nazi pact was made, Germany didn't have to worry about the Soviet Union intervening in their attack. The German army was equiped with 2,000 tanks, and over 1,000 planes and they advanced toward Warsaw in an encirclement attack. Warsaw quickly surrendered to Germany.This attack was the first of many attacks to come in the war.

The concept of Germany as a distinct region in Central Europe can be traced to Roman commander Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as Germania, thus distinguishing it from Gaul (France). The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (AD 9) prevented annexation by the Roman Empire, although the Roman …

Important events of 1942, including the battle of El Alamein in North Africa (pictured to the left). 9 Jan. Japanese forces start to attack the Philippines. 10 Jan. The Allies in the south-west Pacific set up a combined force ABDA (American, British, Dutch and Australia) under the command of General Sir Archibald Wavell. 14 Jan.

Chinese steward Poon Lim begins 133 days adrift after British ship SS Benlomond torpedoed by german U-boat and he is the sole survivor On November 23, 1942 Famous Weddings Jan 10 Actress Ava Gardner (19) weds actor Mickey Rooney (21) in Ballard, California Jan 22 Novelist Anthony Burgess (25) weds Llewela Jones