Today in World War II History—Nov. 25, 1941

Explosion on HMS Barham, 25 Nov 1941 (Imperial War Museum)

75 Years Ago—Nov. 25, 1941: British battleship HMS Barham sunk by U-331 off Bardia, Libya (862 killed), the first battleship sunk by a sub and the only undamaged Allied battleship in the Mediterranean.

US rejects Japanese proposal and insists Japan withdraws from Indochina and China.

In Berlin, Hitler meets with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, agreeing on elimination of Jews.