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21 November 1943
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 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Makin Atoll
BLT 2, 165th Inf, attacks on Butaritari I, after air and arty preparation, and overruns fortified area between West and East Tank Barriers as it pushes eastward to Stone Pier.
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Tarawa Atoll
Marines on Betio continue to meet grim opposition but strengthen their hold on the island with assistance of aircraft, arty, and naval gunfire.
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Atlantic Ocean
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 26 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-21, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, RAF, USAAF 10th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 192 Allied sorties (12 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-21, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
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 104 Allied sorties (19 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-11-21, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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