Continuing our series of timelines of World War 2, today we will look at February, 1942.
And why are we doing this you ask? Well, those of us who work with Aces High daily have a love-affair with that historic war. So many heroes and such great technology, all there wrapped up in one huge spectacle. But for a real fan of history, one needs to break down the war into bite-sized chunks to fully appreciate the efforts and sacrifices made during that epic struggle.
In order to make the most realistic combat flight simulator on the market, we have immersed ourselves in every facet of that war. Our aircraft and battleships are all patterned after the real thing that was used during the war. Our scenery is as close as you can come to the actual European and Pacific Theaters without actually being in the battles. It all adds up to thrills and chills playing the best flight sim game around.
Now, let us move on to February, 1942, with Aces High as your guide.
- 1st Rommel’s forces reach El Gazala, Libya, and stop for the winter
- 2nd General Joseph Stilwell is named chief of Staff to the Commander of Allied forces in China
- 3rd Japanese attack Java with aircraft power
- 7th Americans continue to defend Bataan.
- 8th Germans are driven out of Kursk in Soviet Union.
- 9th British troops retreat into Singapore.
- 11th British forces fail to sink any of the German ships dashing through the English Channel
- 13th Battle of Bataan continues
- 15th Singapore surrenders to Japan, a huge loss for British forces.
- 16th Discussions begin about Japanese internment during World War 2 in United States.
- 16th Japanese massacre 21 Australian military nurses.
- 17th Rangoon is evacuated as Japanese approach.
- 19th Japanese aircraft attack Darwin in Australia
- 19th Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 allowing for definition of military zones in U.S. to exclude Japanese, Italians and Germans.
- 20th Japanese troops cross Salween River in Burma
- 22nd Roosevelt orders MacArthur to evacuate Philippines.
- 25th Internment of Japanese American citizens begins in Western United States.
- 27th Battle of Java Sea with destroyers
- 28th Japanese land forces on Java.
And the war continues. Stay with Aces High as next week we will look at February, 1943. In the meantime, strap on your helmet and fly the skies of Aces High and find out what a great World War 2 flight simulator is really like.
