North African Campaign: The start of the First Battle of El Alamein. German forces launch offensive

Eastern Front: German forces capture Sevastopol ending Soviet resistance in the Crimea

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill survives the House of Commons vote of censure on the direction of the war. After 20 hours of debate, Churchill's Government won the vote of censure 475 to 25. Churchill left the chamber making the "V" for victory sign with uplifted fingers, while the House stood cheering

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 320+ aircraft attack on Breman, Germany. Poor results, most bombs landed to the south of the city

Pacific Campaign: Japanese forces occupy Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands

The European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA) is set up in London with General Dwight D Eisenhower in command

Allied Bomber Offensive: First American bombing mission over German-occupied Europe. 26 Douglas A-20 Boston Bombers, plus 6 crewed by RAF crews attack airfields at Alkmaar, Hammsted & Valkenburg in German-occupied Netherlands. Only 2 reach the target area, 2 were lost with many heavily damaged

German Football Championship Final: Schalke 04 FC 2-0 First Vienna, Olympic Stadium, Berlin. Attendance 90,000

Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in German-occupied Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 280+ aircraft attack on Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Poor results, the city missed by bomber force because of bad weather

North African Campaign: German force's offensive stopped by a lack of ammunition

The 1942 Eleftherias Square roundup. Jews are rounded up and humiliated at Thessaloniki in German-occupied Greece. 9,000 Jewish men aged between 18 & 45 were rounded up by German Naval, Army & SS forces along with the Collaboration of the Governorate-General of Macedonia. The roundup was organized by the Governorate-General of Macedonia along with Greek police. During the roundup, which began at 8:00 and lasted until 14:00. The Jews were forced to violate the Jewish holy day by performing callisthenics and rolling on the ground; many were beaten. Those who collapsed from the abuse were attacked by guard dogs or hosed with water and kicked until they stood up. Anyone who tried to protect himself from the sunlight was also beaten. Several Jews were injured and a few died. In the following weeks, thousands of Salonica Jews were arrested for forced labour projects.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 190+ aircraft attack on Duisburg, Germany. Poor results as bomber force encountered an electrical storm.

Vel' d'Hiv Roundup: On order from the Vichy France government headed by Pierre Laval, French police officers mass arrested 13,152 Jews and held them at the Winter Velodrome before deportation to Auschwitz.

Battle of the Atlantic: German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions in response to an increasingly effective American convoy system.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 90+ aircraft attack on Vagesack, Germany. The main target was Vulkan Shipyard. Poor results, though 2 storehouses, full of military equipment were hit & set on fire. The estimated cost of lost equipment was RM (Reichmarks) 1,000,000.

Football International: Bulgaria 0-3 Germany, Levski Field, Sofia

Pacific Campaign: Japanese forces in New Guinea move across the Owen Stanley mountain range aiming at Port Moresby in the south-eastern part of the island, close to Australia; a small Australian force begins rearguard action on the Kokoda Track.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 290+ aircraft attack on Duisburg, Germany. Targets hit included the Thyssen Steel Works

The start of The Grossaktion Warschau ("Great Action Warsaw") is the Nazi code name for the systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. Germans SS with Ukrainian and Latvian guards in SS uniforms surround the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Treblinka II, "a model" extermination camp, is opened in Poland.

Eastern Front: Start of Operation Edelweiss, the Battle of the Caucasus. The German plan to gain control over the Caucasus and capture the oil fields of Baku

The Grossaktion Warschau ("Great Action Warsaw"). The first transport of 6,000 Jews is transported to their deaths at Treblinka II. All are gassed within hours of arrival

Eastern Front: German forces take Rostov-on-the-Don; Soviet forces in a general retreat along the Don River.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 310+ aircraft attack on Duisburg, Germany. Cloud cover over the target meant bombs were scattered over the city.

North African Campaign: A second attack by British forces under General Auchinleck fails. The First Battle of El Alamein may be said to be over.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 400+ aircraft attack on Hamburg, Germany. City authorities report severe and widespread damage to civil housing & commercial areas. 800 fires started cloud cover over target meant bombs were scattered over the city.

Pacific Campaign: Japanese forces Kokoda, halfway along the Owen Stanley pass to Port Moresby.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 250+ aircraft attack on Hamburg, Germany. Weather hampered the raid poor results were reported.

Allied Bomber Offensive: Major night-time British air raid, 290+ aircraft attack on Saarbrucken, Germany. Records show severe damage over the centre & north-west of the city

North African Campaign: British forces under General Auchinleck calls off offensive activities to allow Eighth Army to regroup and resupply

Allied Bomber Offensive: Heavy night-time British air raid, 290+ aircraft attack on Dusseldorf, Germany. Records show severe damage to the city.