16 May 1942

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Eastern Front

Soviet Crimean Front army pulls out of all of Crimea apart from Sevastopol, which remains under siege.

Soviet offensive continues to make progress towards Kharkov

Germans capture Kerch

War in the Air

The USAAF orders twenty-five of the lightweight wooded Bell XP-77 fighter. Only two will be produced


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 16 May 1942, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1942_05_16.html

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