Today in World War II History—November 21, 1941

MGM movie poster for Shadow of the Thin Man, 1941 (public domain)
80 Years Ago—Nov. 21, 1941: Australian garrison at Tobruk attempts breakout to meet up with British thrust across Libya.
Movie premieres of Shadow of the Thin Man, starring William Powell & Myrna Loy, and western They Died with Their Boots On, starring Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland.
George R. Stewart’s bestselling novel Storm is published, which leads the US National Weather Service to begin naming storms in 1953.

British Crusader tank passing a burning German Panzer IV in North Africa during Operation Crusader, 27 Nov 1941 (Imperial War Museum: E 6751)