The 'Declaration by United Nations', a plan for a new world organisation (which led to the UN Charter) was signed by 26 governments including the US, UK, China and the Soviet Union at the beginning of January 1942.
Later that month, on 20th January, Germany formally adopted a policy to exterminate all Jews codenamed 'the Final Solution'. This horrendous genocide is remembered every year on Holocaust Memorial Day, the 27th January.
In Russia there were new Soviet offensives in the bitter winter along the eastern front, leading to massive casualties and huge civilian suffering.
On 21st January Rommel’s German forces in North Africa pushed the British back to the Gazala line, west of Tobruk in Libya.
Japanese forces advanced in the Philippines, Malaysia and North Borneo, entered Burma and attacked New Guinea. Australia mobilised for defence and American troops began to arrive in Britain.
In Dorset, Combined Operations HQ was masterminding the Bruneval Raid and the Small Scale Raiding Force was established following the success of Operation Postmaster.
Dick was working in Intelligence, presumably in Dorset because there are no letters from him to Chotie in January 1942. However, a new companion is about to join us....
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