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25 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.
8 of 15 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Battle Of Cape St George
5 Japanese DD’s bound for Buka with reinforcements are turned back to vicinity of Cape St George (New Ireland) and engaged, night 25-26, by Allied DD’s, which destroy 3 Japanese DD’s without suffering any damage.
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ETO
Air Chief Marshal Leigh-Mallory, heading Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF), activates his headquarters. Second Tactical Air Force, RAF, and later Gen Brereton’s U.S. Ninth Air Force come under AEAF.
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Rangoon is bombed by American heavy bombers.
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Americans and Japanese fight the naval Battle of Cape St. George between Buka and New Ireland. Admiral Arleigh Burke's destroyers distinguish themselves.
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Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Battle of Cape St. George.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 58 Allied sorties (11 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-25, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, RAF. Targets included 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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25 November in other years 19391940194119421944
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