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 | 1942-11-22 | Sixth Army surrounded | General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded. | Read about 'Sixth Army surrounded' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sixth Army surrounded' | |
| 1942-11-19 | Operation Uranus begins | Soviet troops are poised to attack the flanks of the German 6th army besieging Stalingrad. The attacks would strike the poorly equipped and thinly spread Romanian Third Army in the north and the Romanian IV Corps in the south. | Read about 'Operation Uranus begins' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Uranus begins' | |
| 1942-11-19 | 1943-01-16 | Velikiye Luki | The Soviet capture of Velikiye Luki during the winter campaign of 42/43. This was an early example of German failure to support encircled troops that was later exploited at Stalingrad. | Read about 'Velikiye Luki' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Velikiye Luki' |
 | 1942-11-15 | Sinking of HMS Avenger | Sinking of the HMS Avenger by the U-155 while returning to England following participation in Operation Torch | Read about 'Sinking of HMS Avenger' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of HMS Avenger' | |
| 1942-11-12 | 1942-11-15 | Battle of Guadalcanal | The battle turned back Japan's last major attempt to dislodge Allied forces from Guadalcanal and nearby Tulagi, resulting in a strategic victory for the U.S. and its allies and deciding the ultimate outcome of the Guadalcanal campaign in their favor. | Read about 'Battle of Guadalcanal' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Guadalcanal' |
| 1942-11-08 | 1942-11-10 | Operation Torch | The combined British-American landings in French North Africa. The invasion hoped to Axis Powers from North Africa, improve naval control of the Mediterranean Sea and prepare an invasion of Southern Europe in 1943. | Read about 'Operation Torch' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Torch' |
| 1942-11-06 | 1942-12-04 | Carlson's Patrol | In a series of small unit engagements over 29 days, the 2nd Raiders killed almost 500 Japanese soldiers while suffering only 16 killed. The raiders also captured a Japanese artillery cannon that was delivering harassing gunfire on Henderson Field. | Read about 'Carlson's Patrol' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carlson's Patrol' |
| 1942-11-03 | 1942-11-12 | Koli Point action | US marines attempted to encircle and destroy 230th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Toshinari Shji. Although Shji's unit took heavy casualties, he and most of his men were able to evade the encirclement attempt and escape into the interior of Guadalcanal. | Read about 'Koli Point action' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Koli Point action' |
| 1942-11-01 | Alagir | The 3rd Panzer Korps captured Alagir. | Read about 'Alagir' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Alagir' | |
| 1942-10-27 | Sinking of USS Hornet | Scuttled following damage inflicted by Japanese airstrikes during the battle of Santa Cruz Islands | Read about 'Sinking of USS Hornet' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of USS Hornet' |
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