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The following events occurred in April 1942:

April 1, 1942 (Wednesday)

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April 2, 1942 (Thursday)

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April 3, 1942 (Friday)

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April 4, 1942 (Saturday)

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  • 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)

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April 6, 1942 (Monday)

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April 7, 1942 (Tuesday)

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April 8, 1942 (Wednesday)

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April 9, 1942 (Thursday)

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  • 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)

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April 11, 1942 (Saturday)

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April 12, 1942 (Sunday)

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April 13, 1942 (Monday)

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April 14, 1942 (Tuesday)

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April 15, 1942 (Wednesday)

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April 16, 1942 (Thursday)

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April 17, 1942 (Friday)

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April 18, 1942 (Saturday)

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April 19, 1942 (Sunday)

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April 20, 1942 (Monday)

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April 21, 1942 (Tuesday)

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April 22, 1942 (Wednesday)

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April 23, 1942 (Thursday)

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April 24, 1942 (Friday)

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April 25, 1942 (Saturday)

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April 26, 1942 (Sunday)

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April 27, 1942 (Monday)

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April 28, 1942 (Tuesday)

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April 29, 1942 (Wednesday)

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April 30, 1942 (Thursday)

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References

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