Today in WW2 History

All of the “interesting” events of World War 2, or the World War 2 Timeline, could literally fill volumes upon volumes of books. The following are the major events in World War 2 History that have been collected for the reader. Unlike the output on the main page of WorldWar2Facts.org, these events are for the entire month. As we build our database of major events, please feel free to contribute new inputs in the comments section below.
* Please Note that the ordering of the events is from “newest” to “oldest” for the current database of the WW2 History events we have uploaded so far. If you have any events that you would like to add, please include in the comments section below and I will update our listing after verification of the event(s).

U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" dive bombers from scouting squadron VS-8 from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser en:Mikuma to make the third set of attacks on her, during the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942. Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and USS Enterprise (CV-6), leaving her dead in the water and fatally damaged. Note bombs hung beneath the SBDs. Date6 June 1942
U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 “Dauntless” dive bombers from scouting squadron VS-8 from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser en:Mikuma to make the third set of attacks on her, during the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942. Mikuma had been hit earlier by strikes from Hornet and USS Enterprise (CV-6), leaving her dead in the water and fatally damaged. Note bombs hung beneath the SBDs.
Date 6 June 1942

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