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Hello from HiTech Creations, and welcome back to your series where we highlight the activities during a particular month of World War 2.  In the past we highlighted November of 1943 and 1944, so today we will pay attention to the events that happened in November, 1942.  Kick back and join us, will you?

• 1^st Operation Supercharge as the Allies begin breaking out of El Alamein; also, the Americans begin the Matanikau Offensive against Japan.
• 3^rd Second Battle of El Alamein ends; Rommel is forced to retreat.
• 6^th Carlson’s Patrol begins
• 8^th Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Morocco and Algeria, begins.
• 10^th Germany invades Vichy France; Oran, Algeria falls to the Allies; Convoys reach Malta.
• 12^th Battle of Guadalcanal, a naval battle between U.S. and Japan.  USS Juneau is sunk.
• 13^th British Eighth Army captures Tobruk.
• 14^th USS Washington sinks the Japanese battleship Kirishima
• 15^th naval Battle of Guadalcanal ends; British army captures Derna
• 17^th Japanese reinforce New Guinea
• 20^th Allies take Benghazi, Libya.
• 22^nd Battle of Stalingrad
• 25^th Stalingrad is encircled
• 26^th Battle of Brisbane between “friendly” forces of U.S. and Australia
• 30^th Battle of Tassafaronga near Guadalcanal

At first appearance it would seem like a rather light month of hostilities, but remember that winter had set in around Europe, thus slowing any offensive movements in that section of the war.  The Guadalcanal campaign was a prolonged naval battle that occupied the Pacific Theater for quite some time.  So although there seems to be very little action, there was in fact continued troop movement and continual attempts to out-maneuver the enemy.

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