Historical Events in November 1941

Nov 1 Japanese naval staff offiicers Suzuki & Maejima arrive at Pearl Harbor
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Nov 1 Ansel Adams shoots 'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico', one of his most famous photographs

Nov 9 Hitler threatens Clemens August, Graf von Galen and Bishop of Münster

Nov 11 Czech premier General Eliasj arrested by Nazis
Nov 12 Germany's drive to take Moscow halted
Nov 12 WOV-AM & WNEW-AM in NYC swaps call letters
Nov 12 Alma Heflin, the first American female test pilot for commercial aircraft, made her first test flight for the Piper Aircraft Corporation, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Nov 13 German Abweht consults with Chetnikleider Draza Mihailovic
Nov 14 British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sank in Mediterranean, having been torpedoed by a German submarine the day before
Nov 14 Governr-General Wouters of Dutch Antilles refuses Jews refuge
Nov 15 Cow Palace opens in San Francisco
Nov 15 Yugoslav government in exile names Draza Mihailovic premier
Nov 16 German troops conquer Kertsh (probably)
Nov 17 Virgil Thomson's 2nd Symphony, premieres
Nov 18 British troops open attack on Tobruk, North Africa
Nov 18 Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss" premieres in NYC

Nov 18 Mussolini's forces leave Abyssinia/Ethiopia

Nov 20 Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note
Nov 20 German "auxiliary cruiser" (armed merchant raider) Kormoran sinks near Australia
Nov 21 German troops occupy Rostov-on-Don, Southern Russia
Nov 22 British cruiser Devonshire sinks German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis
Nov 22 NZ troops conquer Ft Capuzzo Libya
Nov 23 German troops conquer Klin, at NW of Moscow
Nov 24 "Life Certificates" issued to some Jews of Vilna, the rest are exterminated
Nov 24 Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar
Nov 24 US troops land on Suriname to protect bauxite mine
Nov 25 German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)
Nov 25 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player manager
Nov 25 Finland joined the Anti-Komintern Pact.

Nov 26 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro

Nov 26 General Alan Cunningham relieved of command of British 8th Army in North Africa
Nov 26 British troops conquer Belhamed, Sidi Rezegh & El Duda
Nov 26 Japanese naval carrier force left its base & moves east toward Pearl Harbor
Nov 26 Lebanon independence first proclaimed by France
Nov 27 British 13th Army Corps reaches Tobruk

Nov 27 USSR begins a counter offensive, causes Germany to retreat
Nov 28 German troops vacate Rostov
Nov 29 29th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16
Nov 29 Passenger ship Lurline sends radio signal of sighting Japanese war fleet
Nov 30 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes its last run

Nov 30 Japanese Emperor Hirohito consults with admirals Shimada and Nagano