Historical eventDecember 101942

Edward Bernard Raczyński

Edward Raczyński of the Polish government-in-exile issued a note that was the first official report on the Holocaust.

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When
Thursday, December 10 194284 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1940s
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Dates: From 1942.

What happened

Edward Raczyński of the Polish government-in-exile issued a note that was the first official report on the Holocaust.

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  • September 3The HolocaustThe Holocaust: In possibly the first Jewish ghetto uprising, residents of the Łachwa Ghetto in occupied Poland, informed of the upcoming…
  • September 3Łachwa GhettoWorld War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
  • May 4World War IIWorld War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first…
  • June 1World War IIWorld War II: The crews of three Japanese submarines scuttled their vessels and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launc…
  • October 27Empire of JapanThe Empire of Japan achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

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December 10 1942 — 84 years ago, on a Thursday.

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