May 1942

the éphéméride | all on May and 1942.

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• May 4th:

• Battle of the coral Sea.

• 5 with the May 8th:

• Ironclad Operation: battle of Diégo-Suarez.

• May 6th:

• the American garrison of the island of Corregidor (Filipino) deposits the weapons: the war of Philippines ends in the occupation of the archipelago by the Japan.
• Publication of the song White Christmas of Irving Berlin.

• May 13rd:

• the Germany runs a Mexican ship .

• May 20th:

• the Germany runs a second Mexican ship.

• May 21st:

• the invasion of Malta is deferred sine die .

• May 26th:

• Beginning of the Battle of Bir Hakeim → June 11th.

• May 27th:

• resistant Czech assassinates Reinhard Heydrich, the Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravie, chief S executant of an iron hand the directives of Hitler.

• In May, first maquis in Greece.

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