Guadalcanal
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19 November 1942
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.
5 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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New Guinea
Forward elements of Aus 25th Brig encounter enemy one mile S of Gona; Aus 16th Brig makes contact with Japanese just outside Soputa.
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Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.
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Guadalcanal campaign
Foss, Captain (pilot) - 9 October - 19 November 1942, Jan 1943 * Alexander A.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 14 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-11-19, flown by RAAF, USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO, NEW GUINEA.
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 19391940194119431944
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