April 1942

April 1, 1942 (Wednesday)

April 2, 1942 (Thursday)

April 3, 1942 (Friday)

April 4, 1942 (Saturday)

  • The Luftwaffe carried out Operation Eisstoß (Ice Assault) with the objective of smashing the Soviet fleet at Kronstadt, which was well-protected by anti-aircraft guns. 62 Stukas, 70 bombers and 50 Bf 109s were deployed and managed to inflict damage on thirteen Soviet warships, but not a single one was sunk.[4]
  • The British cargo ship Empire Arnold was torpedoed and sunk off French Guiana by German submarine U-155.
  • United States tanker Byron D. Benson was torpedoed off the Carrituck Inlet by German submarine U-552. The damaged tanker finally sank on April 8.
  • Born: Jim Fregosi, baseball player and manager, in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)

April 5, 1942 (Sunday)

April 6, 1942 (Monday)

April 7, 1942 (Tuesday)

April 8, 1942 (Wednesday)

April 9, 1942 (Thursday)

  • The Battle of Bataan ended in Japanese victory. The Bataan Death March began in which 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war were forcibly marched 97 miles to Camp O'Donnell.
  • The British aircraft carrier Hermes, destroyer Vampire and corvette Hollyhock were bombed and sunk east of Ceylon by Japanese aircraft.
  • The British destroyer Lance was bombed at Malta and damaged beyond the point of repair.
  • The Norwegian merchant freighter Benwood collided with the steam tanker Robert C. Tuttle off the coast of Florida and was abandoned as a total loss.
  • German submarine U-617 and U-662 were commissioned.

April 10, 1942 (Friday)

April 11, 1942 (Saturday)

April 12, 1942 (Sunday)

April 13, 1942 (Monday)

April 14, 1942 (Tuesday)

April 15, 1942 (Wednesday)

April 16, 1942 (Thursday)

April 17, 1942 (Friday)

April 18, 1942 (Saturday)

April 19, 1942 (Sunday)

April 20, 1942 (Monday)

April 21, 1942 (Tuesday)

April 22, 1942 (Wednesday)

April 23, 1942 (Thursday)

April 24, 1942 (Friday)

April 25, 1942 (Saturday)

April 26, 1942 (Sunday)

April 27, 1942 (Monday)

April 28, 1942 (Tuesday)

April 29, 1942 (Wednesday)

April 30, 1942 (Thursday)

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