28 Dec 1942
  • Concentration camp doctors at Birkenau began sterilization experiments on female prisoners. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | CPC]
  • Chiang Kaishek cabled Washington DC in the United States, complaining of Archibald Wavell's uncooperativeness regarding a possible coordinated offensive in Burma. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | CPC]
  • USS Bailey arrived at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
Atlantic Ocean
  • Comandante Cappellini sighted a submarine in the Atlantic Ocean at 0500 hours; she submerged to avoid detection. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | CPC]
Australian New Guinea Caroline Islands
  • Repair ship Akashi began refitting light cruiser Sendai at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Akashi | Truk | CPC]
Czechoslovakia Dutch East Indies Hawaii Russia United States
  • Robert Johnson and fellow members of the USAAF 61st Fighter Squadron arrived at Camp Kilmer at Piscataway and Edison, New Jersey, United States. ww2dbase [Robert Johnson | Edison, New Jersey | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 28 Dec 1942
Pickerel at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Dec 1942, photo 2 of 2Pickerel at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 28 Dec 1942, photo 1 of 2

28 Dec 1942 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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