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- From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
- Subject: 50 Years Ago: Thursday, 5 November, 1942
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:17:41 GMT
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- From military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
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- Thursday, 5 November, 1942
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- Rommel attempts to organize a defensive position at Fuka but is unable to
- stop the Allied advance.
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- Lt. General Eisenhower flies to Gibraltar to establish his command post
- for Operation Torch. Admiral Cunningham will head naval operations during
- the landing, while the air forces will be led by General Doolittle and Air
- Marshal Welsh.
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- Australian troops attach the Japanese rear guard at Oivi, New Guinea.
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- On Guadalcanal, two battalions cross the Nalimbiu River in an attempt to
- surround Japanese units near Koli Point.
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- The Vichy Governor-General of Madagascar surrenders the French forces on
- the island.
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- Reporter: John D Hightower <75430.2176@CompuServe.COM>
- Reference: "Soldiers Magazine"
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- "We will not stop fighting now. We will wipe out all the Axis forces in
- North Africa." - General Bernard Montgomery
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