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Advance to Stalingrad
The German army begin moving towards Stalingrad -
U-Boat Attack
A convoy to Malta is attacked -
German Saboteurs
Six of the eight German Saboteurs involved in Operation Pastorius were executed in Washington D.C. -
Rommel begins an attack
Rommel begins an attack around El Alamein -
Conference in Moscow
At a conference in Moscow, Churchill informs Stalin that there will not be a "second front" in 1942 -
Appointed British commander
General Bernard Montgomery appointed commander of British Eighth Army in North Africa; Churchill is anxious to see more offensive action on the part of the British. -
Malta supplied
Malta is supplied via Operation Pedestal. -
First US Bomb run
First US Army Air Forces B-17 heavy bomber raid in Europe, targeting the Sotteville railroad yards at Rouen, France. -
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Allied Attack
Allied attack on Jalo, Libya is repulsed by Germany. -
RAF Bombs
The RAF bombs Munich and Saarbrucken -
General Rommel
General Rommel leaves North Africa in need of medical treatment in Germany -
I Corps deployed
The U.S. deploys the I Corps to the Pacific Theater -
The Third Battle of Matanikau River
Japanese naval bombardment and landing forces nearly destroy Henderson field in an attempt to take it, but the land forces were driven back -
Japanese Retreat
Japanese forces retreat down the Kokoda Track in New Guinea -
The Eagle Squadron
American volunteers in the RAF are officially transferred to the US Army Air Force
