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1942
Battle of Midway
Fought from June 3-7, 1942, the US Navy decisively defeated the Japanese Combined Fleet, crippling their ability to launch large-scale mobile strikes.
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad from August 1942 to February 1943 was fought between Germany and the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) and is considered a turning point in the war with the Soviet Union ultimately inflicting a decisive defeat on the German Army.
New Rector at St Mary’s
Rev Maddock appointed as new rector at St Mary’s church.
Batte of El Alamein
Between 23 October and 4 November 1942 the British Eighth Army inflicted a decisive defeat on the Axis armies of Italy and Germany at El Alemain (near the western frontier of Egypt) and was the turning point of the North African campaign
Operation Torch – Allies invade N. Africa
The Allied invasion of French North Africa involved British and American forces landing in Morocco and Algeriaaiming to secure the region and trap Axis forces.