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27 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 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Far East
Lt Gen Sir Henry Pownall relieves Air Chief Marshal Brooke-Popham as Br CinC Far East.
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Malaya
Ind 11th Div rear guards (12th and 28th Brigs) begin withdrawal to defense positions near Kampar. In E Malaya, Japanese threat to Kuantan is increasing. Enemy forces near TrengganuPahang border are placed under arty fire.
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27 December: Operation Archery: British and Norwegian commandos raid the Norwegian port at Vågsøy.
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Lofoten
Operation Anklet 1941 raid.
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Vågsøy Municipality
1941 British Combined Operations raid during World War II.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-12-27, 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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27 December in other years 19391940194219431944
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