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November 26, 1941

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TANK FIGHT WANES; German Force Repelled After Attack Against South Africans

By the Associated Press

Germans take offensive at several Libyan points; Indian troops capture Augila in Gialo Oasis; main battle around Rezegh slackens; infantry fight may be decisive; N Z troops push through Gambut area on way to Tobruk; Brit Navy bombards Axis points on Mediterranean coast; RAF bombs German troops and trucks; Axis supply dumps destroyed; U S-made tank performance discussed; map

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Notable Births

Susanne Marsee

1941Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano[†]

Susanne Marsee is an American mezzo-soprano of note, particularly acclaimed as a singing-actress.

Jeff Torborg

1941Jeff Torborg, American baseball player and manager (died 2025)[†]

Jeffrey Allen Torborg was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels from 1964 to 1973. He managed the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Florida Marlins.

Notable Deaths

Ernest Lapointe

1941Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (born 1876)[†]

Ernest Lapointe was a Canadian lawyer and politician. A member of Parliament from Quebec City, he was a senior minister in the government of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King, playing an important role on issues relating to legal affairs, Quebec and French-speaking Canada.

Historical Events

World War II

1941World War II: The Hull note is given to the Japanese ambassador, demanding that Japan withdraw from China and French Indochina, in return for which the United States would lift economic sanctions. On the same day, Japan's 1st Air Fleet departs Hitokappu Bay for Hawaii.[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.