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30 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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New Guinea

Gen Eichelberger, CG I Corps, flies from Australia to Port Moresby. Aus 21st Brig, having rested and reorganized after action in Owen Stanley Range, takes over attack on Gona front, relieving Aus 25th Brig.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
The naval Battle of Tassafaronga (off Guadalcanal); this is a night action in which Japanese naval forces sink one American cruiser and damage three others.

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Japanese warships defeated the U.S. Navy in a nighttime naval battle off Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal.

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Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.

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China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 13 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-11-30, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, ANDAMAN ISLANDS.

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 18 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-11-30, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included TUNISIA.

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 66 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-11-30, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

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Gen Eichelberger, CG I Corps, flies from Australia to Port Moresby. Aus 21st Brig, having rested and reorganized after action in Owen Stanley Range, takes over attack on Gona front, relieving Aus 25th Brig.

The naval Battle of Tassafaronga (off Guadalcanal); this is a night action in which Japanese naval forces sink one American cruiser and damage three others.

Japanese warships defeated the U.S. Navy in a nighttime naval battle off Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal.

Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.

THOR mission records show at least 13 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-11-30, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, ANDAMAN ISLANDS.

THOR mission records show at least 18 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-11-30, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included TUNISIA.

THOR mission records show at least 66 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-11-30, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS.

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