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 | 1942-05-05 | 1942-05-06 | Battle of Corregidor | Japanese forces take the US held island bastion of Corregidor (a network of tunnels and fortifications that spanned the bay), giving them access to Manila bay, the finest natural harbor in the Far East. | Read about 'Battle of Corregidor' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Corregidor' |
| 1942-05-04 | 1942-05-08 | Coral Sea | The first fleet action in history in which aircraft carriers engaged each other without seeing or firing directly on each other. Though a tactical victory for Japan, the loss of key carriers was a factor in their subsequent loss at Midway. | Read about 'Coral Sea' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Coral Sea' |
| 1942-05-03 | 1942-05-04 | Invasion of Tulagi | Japanese troops occupy the island of Tulagi to provide support and flank protection for Japanese forces that were advancing on Port Moresby in New Guinea. The occupation force also threatened communication lines between the US and Australia. | Read about 'Invasion of Tulagi ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Invasion of Tulagi ' |
| 1942-04-23 | 1942-04-28 | Baedeker Blitz | The Luftwaffe targets picturesque English cities (Exeter, Canterbury, Norwich, York, Bath) in retaliation for the RAF bombing of Lubeck. | Read about 'Baedeker Blitz' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Baedeker Blitz' |
| 1942-04-18 | The Doolittle Raid | The first air raid by United State aircraft to strike a Japanese home island. The attack demonstrated that Japan was vulnerable to allied air power. | Read about 'The Doolittle Raid' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'The Doolittle Raid' | |
| 1942-04-18 | Laval becomes Vichy PM | Pierre Laval becomes the prime minister of Vichy France. While in office Laval signed orders permitting the deportation of Jews to extermination camps. After the war he was convicted of high treason and executed. | Read about 'Laval becomes Vichy PM' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Laval becomes Vichy PM' | |
 | 1942-04-09 | Sinking of the HMS Hermes | Sinking of the HMS Eagle by aircraft launched from IJN Fast Carriers during the Indian Ocean Raid | Read about 'Sinking of the HMS Hermes' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of the HMS Hermes' | |
| 1942-04-05 | HMS Dorsetshire Sunk | Dorsetshire and her sister ship HMS Cornwall were attacked by Japanese Navy dive-bombers. The Dorsetshire was hit by ten bombs and sank stern first at about 13:50 hours. | Read about 'HMS Dorsetshire Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Dorsetshire Sunk' | |
| 1942-03-31 | 1942-04-01 | Christmas Island | The mutiny of Indian troops against their British officers allowed Japanese forces to occupy Christmas Island without any resistance. However, during the operation the US sub Seawolf caused serious damage to the Japanese cruiser Naka. | Read about 'Christmas Island' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Christmas Island' |
| 1942-03-31 | Stanislawow Ghetto | The Gestapo arrange the deportation of 5000 Jewish residents of the Stanislawow ghetto to Belzec death camp. This was one of the largest deportations in the early stages of the camp. | Read about 'Stanislawow Ghetto' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Stanislawow Ghetto' |
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