Three American soldiers lie dead in the sand on Buna Beach in New Guinea. The photo was taken by George Stock on December 31, 1942, but was not published until September 1943. It was the first image published in World War II that depicted American troops who had died in combat without the bodies being draped, in coffins, or otherwise covered up. It was authorized for publication by President Roosevelt because he was concerned that the American public was growing complacent about the war and its terrible cost on human life.
Wehrmacht Day 1942. For a donation to the WHW , the historic railway coach of Compiegne, in which the Armistice between Germany and defeated France was signed in the summer of 1940, could be viewed. The Berliners showed great interest. 21-31 March 1942.
A Packard auto factory stops commercial production to begin the mass production of the weapons of war. Hitler and his cronies never understood what productive potential and industrial mobilization meant in "total war".