World War II calendar
What happened on November 16 during World War II? This date brings together 3 events from 1940, 1942 and 1944, with period photographs and links to the full operations documented across WW2 Theatres.
German authorities confined about 400,000 Jews within approximately 1.3 square miles, placing almost thirty per cent of Warsaw's population in about 2.4 per cent of the city's area. Official food allocations were far below subsistence. Between 1940 and mid-1942, about 83,000 Jews died from starvation and disease despite extensive smuggling and self-help efforts.
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By 16 November ships were using Casablanca harbour in the immediate aftermath of the battle. U.S. reconnaissance photographed damaged French warships, transports and American vessels in the roadstead and harbour. The harbour could now support continued unloading, repair and troop movement. Supply still had to cross the length of Algeria before it could strengthen the first formations moving towards Tunis.
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A large air and artillery preparation opened the First and Ninth Army offensive toward the Roer. The 4th Infantry Division attacked through the northern Hürtgen while the main VII Corps effort operated farther north. Bombing achieved greater effect in open areas; forest canopy, cloud and broken visibility shielded many German positions from air observation and made close support difficult.
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