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 | 1942-02-28 | HMAS Perth | The Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth is torpedoed and sunk by Japanese destroyers during the Battle of Sunda Straight. | Read about 'HMAS Perth' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMAS Perth' | |
| 1942-02-28 | USS Houston | United States cruiser USS Houston and the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk. | Read about 'USS Houston' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Houston' | |
| 1942-02-27 | Java Sea | The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) is almost completely destroyed in a disastrous Allied defeat at the hands of the Japanese navy. | Read about 'Java Sea' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Java Sea' | |
 | 1942-02-19 | Japan bombs Darwin | The Japanese air raids on Darwin, Australia, on 19 February 1942 were the largest attacks ever mounted by a foreign power against Australia. | Read about 'Japan bombs Darwin' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japan bombs Darwin' | |
| 1942-02-19 | Executive Order 9066 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps. | Read about 'Executive Order 9066' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Executive Order 9066' | |
| 1942-02-11 | Bukit Timah | 15th & 12th Indian Brigade, the 27 Australian Brigade and the poorly equiped Dalforce inflict heavy casulties on attaching Japanese troops in Singapore. The defending troops are outflanked the following day and forced to withdraw. | Read about 'Bukit Timah' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bukit Timah' | |
| 1942-02-04 | Abdeen Palace Incident | British troops force King Farouk of Egypt to abdicate and ask Mustafa el-Nahhas to form a new government. It was hoped that the new government would minimize pro-axis sentiments in the royal court and provide support for the allied war effort. | Read about 'Abdeen Palace Incident' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Abdeen Palace Incident' | |
| 1942-02-03 | Timimi falls | As part of Rommel's second offensive, DAK troops advance through Cyrenaica until they reached Timimi. The DAK stayed here until the 26th of May when Rommel launched his attack to outflank the defenders of Tobruk on the Gazala line. | Read about 'Timimi falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Timimi falls' | |
| 1942-01-29 | Benghazi falls | Rommel's DAK advances towards Tobruk during his second offensive. | Read about 'Benghazi falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Benghazi falls' | |
| 1942-01-26 | US Troops in Europe | U.S. Troops arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. | Read about 'US Troops in Europe' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US Troops in Europe' |
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