Today in World War II History—Apr. 26, 1942 POSTED: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 by Sarah Sundin Fire Blitz on Bath, 1942, by Wilfred Haines (Imperial War Museum) 75 Years Ago—Apr. 26, 1942: German Reichstag gives Hitler absolute power, removing all legal restrictions on him. Luftwaffe flies retaliatory “Baedeker Raid” to historic Bath, England.