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Today in World War II History—November 4, 1942

Friday, November 4, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
Carlson’s Raiders landing at Aola Point, Guadalcanal, 4 November 1942 (US Army Center of Military History)

Carlson’s Raiders landing at Aola Point, Guadalcanal, 4 November 1942 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Nov. 4, 1942: British Eighth Army is victorious at the Second Battle of El Alamein—Germans under Rommel retreat to Fuka in defiance of Hitler’s order not to retreat.

Carlson’s Raiders (US Marines) land at Aola Point, Guadalcanal, to harass Japanese behind the lines.

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