Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp for Jews forms. Dutch strike against forced labor in Nazi Germany’s war industry. Noel Coward’s “This Happy Breed” premieres in London.
Event Type: Key Events of WW II
1942-04-30
The 1st submarine built on the Great Lakes launched, (USS Peto), Manitowoc, WI.
1944-04-29
Raid by Dutch Resistance on the National Printing Office in The Hague to procure 10,000 Dutch identity cards.
1943-04-29
Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by Nazis. Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” premieres in London. U.S. 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia.
1942-04-29
Japanese troop march into Lashio, cut off Burma Road. Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands & Vichy-France.
1944-04-28
Exercise “Tiger” ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats off Slapton Sands, Devon. Stalin meets Polish U.S. Priest [ … ]
1943-04-28
1st performance of Marc Blitzstein’s “Freedom Morning”. German-Italian counter offensive in North Africa. U.S. 34th Division occupies Djebel el Hara in North Tunisia.
1942-04-28
German Luftwaffe estimated to have flown over 11 thousand sorties against Malta since the 20th of March. As a result of the Gallup Poll, the worldwide conflict was dubbed “WW II” [ … ]
1945-04-27
2nd Republic of Austria forms. Italian partisans capture Benito Mussolini at Dongo (Lake Como).
1944-04-27
Boston Brave Pitcher Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers winning 2-0.
1943-04-27
Lou Jansen & Jan Dieters, leaders of the illegal Netherlands Communist Party in Holland are arrested. Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government that is exiled in London.
1942-04-27
Belgian Jews are forced to wear stars. Tornado destroys Pryor, Oklahoma, killing 100, injuring 300.
1945-04-26
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France’s Vichy collaborationist regime arrested for treason. Battle of Bautzen – last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht [ … ]
1942-04-26
Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko, Manchuria.
1945-04-25
“Elbe Day” – U.S. and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses. Red Army completely surrounds Berlin. Delegates from some [ … ]