21 Nov 1944
  • USS Franklin arrived at Pearl Harbor. ww2dbase [Franklin | CPC]
  • Albanian partisan units liberated the capital city of Tirana, Albania. ww2dbase [TH]
  • USS Whale began her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Whale | CPC]
France
  • The French 1st Corps captured the city of Belfort in the Vosges region, but the Germans clung so tenaciously to defences beyond the city that it would not be until 25 November 1944 that the French advance could be resumed. ww2dbase [Advance to the Rhine | Belfort, Franche-ComtĂ© | AC]
Germany Hawaii
  • USS Corregidor ended qualifying carrier pilots while at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Corregidor | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
  • At Pearl Harbor, Composite Squadron VC-90 reported aboard escort carrier USS Steamer Bay for duty with aircraft and personnel. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan and arrived at Matsuyama, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
Panama Canal Zone United States Yugoslavia Photo(s) dated 21 Nov 1944
Execution of a French collaborator, Rennes, France, 21 Nov 1944USS North Carolina at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 21 Nov 1944USS North Carolina at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 21 Nov 1944F6F-5N Hellcat night fighter with Night Fighting Squadron VFN-42 crashed against the island and Number 3 stack of Light Carrier USS Bataan off Hawaii, 21 Nov 1944. Note the array of radio and radar antennae.

21 Nov 1944 Interactive Map

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




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