11 Nov 1944




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- US Third Army established 3 bridgeheads across the Moselle River in northern France. In response, German First Armee moved its headquarters out of Metz. ww2dbase [TH]
- US 83rd Infantry Division became part of the VIII Corps of the First Army of US 12th Army Group. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Destroyer Yuzuki departed Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands, escorting carrier Junyo and cruiser Tone. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | CPC]
- In Italy, 1st Brazilian Fighter Group (12th Air Force) commenced P-47 operations in squadrons formed exclusively by their own pilots and picking their own targets. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Sennet departed northeastern United States for the Panama Canal Zone. ww2dbase [Sennet | CPC]
- Jacques Leroy was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. ww2dbase [Jacques Leroy | CPC]
- USS Permit arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her fourtheenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Permit | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | CPC]
- The first Brazilian Fighter Squadron (flying P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft) commenced operations with the 12th Air Force in Italy. ww2dbase [AC]
- The US submarine Scamp was depth charged and sunk by Japanese aircraft whilst on patrol south of Tokyo Bay, Japan. ww2dbase [Scamp | AC]
- Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan and arrived at Uji, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- Submarine wolf pack Fennomonts departed Saipan, Mariana Islands (USS Archerfish, USS Pampanito, USS Seacat, USS Searaven, and USS Scabbardfish). ww2dbase [Archerfish | Saipan | CPC]
- USS Ticonderoga launched Air Group 80 aircraft for strikes on Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands; 3 men and 1 aircraft were lost. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | DS]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched air strikes on targets in the Philippines in support of the Leyte invasion for the next two weeks. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Leyte | DS]
- Allied convoy RA-61A departed the Kola Inlet near Murmansk, Russia. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Murmansk | CPC]
- Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Saei District of Takao (Chinese: Zuoying District of Kaohsiung), Taiwan at 1612 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Takao | CPC]
- German V-2 rocket hit Shooters Hill, London, England, United Kingdom at 1830 hours, killing 24. ww2dbase [Vergeltungswaffe 2 | V-Weapons Campaign | London, England | CPC]




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