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21st May 1942: Another victory for RAF Spitfires against Messerschmitt 109s

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20th May 1942: As the Monsoon breaks the longest retreat in British history ends as the marchers reach India

May 20

19th May 1942: The Nazis tighten their inexorable grip on the Jews of rural Poland

May 19

18th May 1942: Overwhelming Wehrmacht firepower breaks the Red Army on the Kerch Peninsula in the eastern Crimea

May 18

17th May 1942: A costly RAF Coastal Command attack on the German heavy cruiser fails to damage her

May 17

16th May 1942: The Prime Minister promises that better times will eventually come as he addresses a massed crowd in Leeds

May 16

15th May 1942: The unlucky cruiser runs the gauntlet of torpedos and bombs as she struggles to return to Britain for proper repairs

May 15

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