What was going on in July 1942?

July 4, 1942 (Saturday) The Siege of Sevastopol ended after eight months with an Axis victory when organized Soviet resistance in the Crimea ended. German authorities began systematically gassing Jews at Auschwitz. Soviet forces retreated at Kursk and Belgorod.

What happened on this day in history 1942?

On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway–one of the most decisive U.S. victories against Japan during World War II–begins.

What happened July 15th 1942?

July 15, 1942 German authorities begin the deportation of Dutch Jews from the Westerbork, Amersfoort, and Vught camps in the Netherlands to killing centers and concentration camps in Germany and German-occupied Poland.

What happened on July 13th 1942?

75 Years Ago—July 13, 1942: Nazis massacre 5000 Jews in Rovno, Ukraine and 1500 in Josefov, Poland. Italian frogmen swim 5 km to Gibraltar and plant limpet mines, sinking three Allied ships.

Why is 1942 considered a turning point in WWII?

Battle of Stalingrad—The Turning Point of WW2 In 1942, Hitler sent an army south in an attempt to capture the Soviet Russian city that had been renamed after the Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Thus, on July 7, started the largest, deadliest, most destructive battle ever fought in the history of warfare.

What happened July 7th 1942?

75 Years Ago—July 7, 1942: US Army Air Force opens Wideawake Field on Ascension Island, opening South Atlantic route for two-engine planes and some fighters (Read more: Of Terns and Planes).

What happened on July 23rd 1942?

July 23, 1942 SS Special Detachment Treblinka begins gassing operations at the Treblinka killing center. Between July 1942 and November 1943, the SS special detachment at Treblinka murders an estimated 925,000 Jews and an unknown number of Poles, Roma (Gypsies), and Soviet prisoners of war in Treblinka 2.

When did they find Anne Frank’s diary?

October 24, 1945: She found and hid the diary after the Franks’ arrest and had been hoping to return it to Anne.