Date in year · 1942 · The 1940s
On February 16, 1942, world War II: In Athens, the Greek People's Liberation Army is established Michael Beloff, Robert Christgau, Jochen Rindt would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · February 16, 1942
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. 6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU).
Around 1942
1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1940s decade.
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Capital and largest city of Greece
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. 6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU).
World War II battle in the Caribbean
The attack on Aruba was an attack on oil installations and tankers by Axis submarines during World War II. On 16 February 1942, a German U-boat attacked the small Dutch island of Aruba. Other submarines patrolled the area for shipping and they sank or damaged tankers.
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