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26 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.

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Tunisia

Br First Army continues to advance. Blade Force engages in its first armored battle on plain S of Mateur.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Hostilities erupt between the American and Australian soldiers in Brisbane. Fighting breaks out which results in fatalities, it is dubbed the Battle of Brisbane.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
New Guinea

Stalemate continues on Gona front. Further frontal and flanking attacks of 126th Inf, U.S.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-11-26, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

THOR mission records show at least 10 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-11-26, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included LIBYA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

THOR mission records show at least 101 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-11-26, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included 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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26 November 1942

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Br First Army continues to advance. Blade Force engages in its first armored battle on plain S of Mateur.

Hostilities erupt between the American and Australian soldiers in Brisbane. Fighting breaks out which results in fatalities, it is dubbed the Battle of Brisbane.

Stalemate continues on Gona front. Further frontal and flanking attacks of 126th Inf, U.S.

Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.

THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-11-26, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 10 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-11-26, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included LIBYA.

THOR mission records show at least 101 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-11-26, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included NEW GUINEA.

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