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22 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 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Tunisia
36th Brig of 78th Div, Br First Army, repels attack at Djebel Abiod. 11th Brig of 78th Div completes concentration at Bédja. Fr and U.S. troops reoccupy Gafsa.
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New Guinea
While Aus 25th Brig continues toward Gona, U.S. 126th Inf ( - ) attacks through Aus 76th Brig toward Sanananda. Maj Boerem’s detachment (elements of 1st Bn) moves along road as 3d Bn advances on flanks along secondary trails.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 14 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-11-22, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included FRENCH INDO CHINA, BURMA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 65 Allied sorties (11 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-11-22, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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