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In '''1942''', [[World War II]] was being fought on [[Earth]].
'''1942''' was a [[year]]. [[World War II]] was being fought on [[Earth]].


== Dated events ==
==Events==
===Dated===
In [[January]], the [[Third Doctor]] encountered several [[Nazi]] soldiers in [[France]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timebenders (comic story)|Timebenders]]'')
In [[January]], the [[Third Doctor]] encountered several [[Nazi]] soldiers in [[France]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timebenders (comic story)|Timebenders]]'')


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On [[24 December]], [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemunde]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'')
On [[24 December]], [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemunde]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'')


== Undated events ==
===Undated===
[[File:Janvier.jpg|thumb|left|The [[German]] calendar for [[January]] 1942. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timebenders (comic story)|Timebenders]]'')]]
[[File:Janvier.jpg|thumb|left|The [[German]] calendar for [[January]] 1942. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timebenders (comic story)|Timebenders]]'')]]
Reports of [[vampire]]s emerged from [[Romania]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'')
Reports of [[vampire]]s emerged from [[Romania]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'')
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The [[United Kingdom|British]] conducted a raid into occupied France. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Survival (novelisation)|Survival]]'')
The [[United Kingdom|British]] conducted a raid into occupied France. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Survival (novelisation)|Survival]]'')


[[Gerald Kneale]] died, becoming one of the few [[Torchwood Institute]] operatives not to be killed on active service. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War! Part Six: Circles]]'')
[[The Doctor]] visited the [[labyrinth]] under [[Buda Castle]], which was being used as a military [[hospital]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story)|The Labyrinth of Buda Castle]]'')


==Births and deaths==
[[Ben Jackson]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') and [[Polly Wright]] were born this year, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Murder Game (novel)|The Murder Game]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'') as was [[Anthony Chambers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'')
[[Ben Jackson]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') and [[Polly Wright]] were born this year, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Murder Game (novel)|The Murder Game]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'') as was [[Anthony Chambers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'')


[[The Doctor]] visited the [[labyrinth]] under [[Buda Castle]], which was being used as a military [[hospital]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story)|The Labyrinth of Buda Castle]]'')
[[Gerald Kneale]] died, becoming one of the few [[Torchwood Institute]] operatives not to be killed on active service. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War! Part Six: Circles]]'')


One of the believed causes of the [[Time Fracture]] is a bomb or something more sinister detonating during [[the Blitz]] in 1942. ([[WC]]: ''[[Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! (webcast)|Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture!]]'')
==Other==
One of the believed causes of the [[Time Fracture]] was a bomb or something more sinister detonating during [[the Blitz]] in 1942. ([[WC]]: ''[[Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! (webcast)|Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture!]]'')


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1942 in

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1942 was a year. World War II was being fought on Earth.

Events

Dated

In January, the Third Doctor encountered several Nazi soldiers in France. (COMIC: Timebenders)

On 15 January, Charley Pollard arrived on the SS Batavia. (AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was)

On 28 July, the American Federation of Musicians' recording ban first started, banning American artists from recording music. (PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues)

On 24 December, Oskar Steinmann supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at Peenemunde. (PROSE: Just War)

Undated

The German calendar for January 1942. (COMIC: Timebenders)

Reports of vampires emerged from Romania. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)

The British conducted a raid into occupied France. (PROSE: Survival)

The Doctor visited the labyrinth under Buda Castle, which was being used as a military hospital. (AUDIO: The Labyrinth of Buda Castle)

Births and deaths

Ben Jackson (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People) and Polly Wright were born this year, (PROSE: The Murder Game, AUDIO: Resistance) as was Anthony Chambers. (AUDIO: The Reaping)

Gerald Kneale died, becoming one of the few Torchwood Institute operatives not to be killed on active service. (COMIC: Rift War! Part Six: Circles)

Other

One of the believed causes of the Time Fracture was a bomb or something more sinister detonating during the Blitz in 1942. (WC: Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture!)