Today in World War II History—November 5, 1942

British coastal defense gun at Gibraltar, 4 Jan 1942 (Imperial War Museum: GM 278)

80 Years Ago—Nov. 5, 1942: Vichy French governor of Madagascar officially surrenders to the British.

Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar, his headquarters for Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa.

Songwriter George M. Cohan dies in New York City, age 64.

Sheet music for “Over There” by George M. Cohan, 1917 (public domain via Duke University via Wikipedia)

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