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5 December 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.
7 of 188 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Japanese Ambassador (Nomura)
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld)
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
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Operation Barbarossa
Barbarossa was the largest military operation in history, more men, tanks, guns and aircraft were deployed than in any other offensive.
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Operation Barbarossa
In front of Army Group Centre was a series of elaborate defence lines, the first centred on Vyazma and the second on Mozhaysk.
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Operation Barbarossa
The Finnish territories west of Lake Ladoga were then to be recaptured, before the advance along the Karelian Isthmus, including the recapture of Viipuri, commenced.
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