12 May 1942
Eastern Front
Soviet Southwest Front army attacks towards Kharkov (battle of Kharkov, to 29 May)
War in the Air
Thirteen German troop transports shot down by the RAF off North Africa
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 12 May 1942, https://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1942_05_12.html