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What happened in June 1942

• June 1, 1942: Mexico declared war on Germany, Italy, and Japan, joining the Allies in World War II.
• June 3, 1942: The Aleutian Islands campaign began with the Battle of Dutch Harbor, marking the start of Japanese attacks on U.S. territory during World War II.
• June 4, 1942: Reinhard Heydrich, a key figure in the Nazi regime, died from injuries sustained in an assassination attempt by Czechoslovakian paratroopers.
• June 5, 1942: The United States declared war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, expanding its involvement in World War II.
• June 6, 1942: Japanese forces occupied the island of Kiska in the Aleutian Islands, establishing a strategic foothold in the region.
• June 7, 1942: German forces launched a major offensive against the Soviet fortress city of Sevastopol, employing heavy artillery and air support.
• June 8, 1942: Japanese submarines shelled the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle, causing damage and blackouts along the eastern coast.
• June 10, 1942: Free French forces successfully evacuated from Bir Hakeim, escaping through a minefield and linking up with British patrols.
• June 11, 1942: German forces reached El Adem in North Africa, capturing the area and inflicting heavy losses on the defending British forces.
• June 12, 1942: Anne Frank received a diary on her 13th birthday, which she used to document her experiences during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam.
• June 13, 1942: German forces under Erwin Rommel launched a successful attack against British armored units, demonstrating superior tactics and encircling the British positions.
• June 14, 1942: The British Eighth Army was forced to withdraw from the Gazala Line in North Africa, facing pressure from advancing German forces.
• June 15, 1942: German forces attacked defensive positions at El-Adem and Sidi Rezegh, capturing one of the British strongholds.
• June 17, 1942: German forces led by Erwin Rommel launched a major assault on Tobruk, capturing the port and taking thousands of prisoners.
• June 18, 1942: The SS surrounded a church in Prague where the assassins of Reinhard Heydrich were hiding, leading to a shootout and the deaths of the assassins.
• June 21, 1942: A Japanese submarine surfaced off the US Pacific Coast and bombarded Fort Stevens, marking the first attack on the continental United States during World War II.
• June 23, 1942: Erwin Rommel ordered the 90th Light Division to advance eastward, as the British 8th Army retreated to Mersa Matruh.
• June 26, 1942: German forces pursued the retreating British Eighth Army, capturing Mersa Matruh and taking numerous prisoners and supplies.
• June 27, 1942: Allied Convoy PQ 17 sailed from Iceland, carrying supplies and personnel to the Soviet port of Archangelsk.
• June 28, 1942: German forces launched Operation Blue, aiming to capture Stalingrad and the Baku oil fields, marking the start of a major offensive in the Eastern Front.
• June 30, 1942: German forces captured Sevastopol after a prolonged siege, taking thousands of prisoners and securing a strategic victory in the Eastern Front.