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19 November 1941

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

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  1. 19 November: Australian light cruiser and the sink each other off the coast of Western Australia. All 648 crewmen are lost on HMAS Sydney.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  2. UK Parliament

    Palestine: The Balfour Declaration (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-11-19: "Palestine: The Balfour Declaration." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  3. East Africa Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1941-11-19, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  4. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 32 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-11-19, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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19 November in other years 19391940194219431944

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