5 Nov 1942
  • German government ordered that all Jews in concentration camps within Germany were to be deported to Auschwitz and Majdanek camps. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
  • British tanks attempted, in failure, to out-flank the retreating Axis forces in Egypt. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
  • The US 8th Marine Regiment and the 1st Battalion of US 10th Marine Regiment arrived at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. US Navy Construction Battalion personnel arrived at Aola Bay, about 40 miles east of the Lunga River, to begin construction of a new airfield; they were guarded by two US Army battalions and a number of US Marine raiders. Finally, also on the same date, US Marine Major General Vandegrift ordered the US Marine 2nd Raider Battalion to move toward Koli Point in an attempt to cut off any Japanese fleeing east. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
  • German intelligence reported that a large Allied fleet had departed Gibraltar. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
  • British freighter Chulmleigh of Operation FB got stuck on a reef off Norway at 2300 hours. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
British Western Pacific Territories Madagascar
  • Vichy French forces on Madagascar surrendered. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis


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