Today in World War II History—October 14, 1942
Friday, October 14, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
Smoke rising from Stalingrad, Russia, October 1942 (German Federal Archive: Bild 183-B29554)
80 Years Ago—Oct. 14, 1942: Hitler orders halt in east except in Stalingrad and the Caucasus to prepare for winter defense.
Australians and Japanese battle for Templeton’s Crossing on Kokoda Trail, New Guinea.
Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) is formed, which will battle Germany, USSR & Poland for an independent Ukraine.
Off Newfoundland, German U-boat U-69 sinks British railway ferry SS Caribou; 136 killed, mostly civilians, including Naval Nursing Sister Agnes Wilkie, the only Canadian nurse killed in action in WWII.
