November 10, 201411 yr Author 10 November 1989 German citizens on both sides of the Berlin Wall begin to physically dismantle it.
November 12, 201411 yr Author 12 November 1944 The RAF launches Operation Catechism, the final of a series of attempts to sink the German battleship Tirpitz. A force of 32 Lancasters drop 29 Tallboy bombs on the battleship, moored off Hakoya island, near Tromso, in Norway. She is struck by two bombs, and a near miss, and soon capsizes.
November 13, 201411 yr Author 13 November 1942 American and Japanese warships clash at close quarters during the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
November 14, 201411 yr Author 14 November 2012 Israel launches Operation Pillar of Defense against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
November 17, 201411 yr Author 17 November 1869 After 10 years of construction, the Suez Canal is inaugurated.
November 18, 201411 yr Author 18 November 1916 The terrible First Battle of the Somme, which had begun 1 July and killed or wounded more than a million men, is finally called off by British Expeditionary Force commander General Sir Douglas Haig.
November 19, 201411 yr Author 19 November 1941 The Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser HSK Kormoran meet off Dirk Hartog island, Western Australia, and engage in a 30 minute battle that results in their mutual destruction. Sydney is lost with all hands, being the largest loss of life in the history of the Royal Australian Navy and the largest Allied warship lost with all hands during World War II. The wreck of Kormoran is located on 12 March 2008, followed by Sydney five days later.
November 20, 201411 yr Author 20 November 1945 The Nuremberg trials begin in the city of Nuremberg, Germany.
November 21, 201411 yr Author 21 November 1962 China declares a unilateral cease fire and withdraws from the disputed border area, ending the Sino-Indian war.
November 24, 201411 yr Author 24 November 2013 In Geneva, Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, consisting of a short term freeze of parts of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for reduced economic sanctions. The agreement is due to expire at 2300 UTC on Monday, 24 November 2014.
November 25, 201411 yr Author 25 November 1952 After 42 days of fighting, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to seize control of Triangle Hill and nearby Sniper Ridge, giving victory to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (albeit at a cost of heavy Chinese casualties).
November 26, 201411 yr Author 26 November 1939 The Soviet Army shells the Russian village of Mainila near the Finnish border, blaming the Finns and orchestrating an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later. CV32: This historical series has now come full circle, and I hope you have enjoyed it.
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