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November 1942

Arctic Ocean
German vessel Hans Rikmers damaged by mine off Petsamo and beached
Naval operations in Arctic waters

German vessel Westsee damaged by mine off Petsamo and beached
Naval operations in Arctic waters

Russian Front
Operation Mars: Soviet offensive against German 9th Army running out of steam around Rzhev salient
   Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943

Soviet 5th Tank Army attacking German Group Hollidt along the Chir River
   Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943

Luftwaffe VIII Fliegerkorps relieved of combat functions and assigned to concentrate on providing German forces in Stalingrad with daily requirement of approximately 300 tons of supplies
   Battle of Stalingrad, August 1942 - February 1943
   Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
   Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945

Luftwaffe aircraft transport 129 tons of supplies to German 6th Army in Stalingrad pocket
   Battle of Stalingrad, August 1942 - February 1943
   Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
   Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945

Norway
Kriegsmarine cruiser Nurnberg departs Trondheim for Narvik
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

Mediterranean Sea
Axis convoy of five vessels escorted by destroyers and torpedo boats departs Naples for Bizerte
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942

Egypt
Australian 9th Infantry Division begins moving to Palestine
9th Infantry Division (Australia)

Tunisia
British 26th Infantry Brigade attacking Djebel Azzag and Djebel Agred
   Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943

German forces attacking British 11th Infantry Brigade around Djedeida
   Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943

US 12th Air Force bombers attack Bizerte, Gabes, and Djedeida
   Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
   Air operations in Northwest Africa, 1942-1943

New Guinea
US 126th Infantry Regiment and 128th Infantry Regiment attacking toward Buna
   Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943

Australian 21st Infantry Brigade replaces 25th Infantry Brigade at Gona
   Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943

General Eichelberger arrives Port Moresby from Australia to take command of US attacks
   Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
   General Robert L. Eichelberger

US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Buna
   Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
   Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945

Bismarck Archipelago
IJN destroyers depart Rabaul with III/170th Battalion to reinforce New Guinea
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks

Japan
German raider Thor, supply ships Uckermark (ex Altmark) and Leuthen (ex Nankin), and Japanese vessel sunk at Yokohama by accidental explosion aboard Uckermark
   Naval operations in Japanese waters
   German merchant raiders and their supply ships
   Axis blockade runners and supply ships

Japanese vessel No. 3 Unkai Maru sunk by unknown cause
   Naval operations in Japanese waters

Burma
Indian 123rd Infantry Brigade reaches Bawli Bazaar in the Arakan
Arakan campaign, 1942-1943

Indian Ocean
US 10th Air Force aircraft attack Japanese shipping in the Andaman Islands
   Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
   Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater

Greek vessel Cleanthis sunk by U-181
   Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
   U-Boat operations in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
   The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
   U-181

British vessel Llandaff Castle sunk by U-177
   Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
   U-Boat operations in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
   The U-Boat war, 1939-1945

Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight.

Entries on file for this date: 27
Total entries on file: 60,291
Updated: 21:34 Pacific Time on 15 May 2013

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