November 1941

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Hitler continued to urge his Eastern Front commanders to advance even as it became  obvious that that German army was ill prepared for the arctic conditions.

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The Germans often made a public spectacle of partisans that were executed in an attempt to deter the local population from supporting them.

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The USS Enterprise, sometime known as the 'Big E', pictured in 1939, put to sea on the 28th November, prepared for war.

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The German Army Group Centre had been able to resume their advance in winter conditions but much worse was to come.

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A British tank passes a burning German during Operation Crusader, November 1941.

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The moment when HMS Barham's magazine exploded after being torpedoed in the Mediterranean.

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Built in 1917 the aged cruiser HMS Dunedin was patrolling between Brazil and Africa when she was sunk on the 24th.

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Captain Philip Gardner after recovering from sustained wounds whilst rescuing a fellow soldier in the desert.

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Campbell at his investiture with the Victoria Cross by the Commander in Chief, General Sir Claude Auchinleck. Campbell was awarded the VC for his action at Sidi Rezergh, 21 - 22 November 1941.

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Comrades of Rifleman John Beeley VC of 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh on 21 November 1941, working on a cross to be placed over his grave, 22 May 1942.

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Matilda tanks on the move outside the perimeter of Tobruk, Libya, 18 November 1941.

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There were no survivors from the sinking of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney giving rise to much speculation over the years.

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A 25-pdr Field Gun firing at night in the desert, somewhat later in the war.

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Geoffery Keyes, the youngest L c in the British army at the time, was fatally wounded whilst leading the raid on Rommel's desert base.

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A Flower Class Corvette of the same type as HMS Marigold (K-87). The distorting camouflage pattern can be seen here although it is much faded.

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the Germans were to make much of the various different nationalities fighting in volunteer formations  for them, in most cases their most important value was for propaganda purposes.

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Leningrad began to see widespread civilian deaths from starvation as the siege took hold.

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The destroyer HMS Legion came alongside and took off almost 1500 men whilst a group stayed on board attempting to prevent her sinking.

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The bad weather forced some German units to pause and rest rather than continue to struggle to make progress.

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A Hurribomber from No 402. Squadron, based at Manston, being armed with 250lb bombs on 6th November 1941.

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