November 30 spans the opening shots of the Winter War, the deepening global conflict, and the last echoes of World War II. In 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Finland without declaring war, launching devastating air raids on Helsinki as Britain completed a massive North Sea minefield. By 1940, British civilian casualties mounted while the U.S. increased aid to China. In 1941, mass executions occurred near Riga and Japan finalized its decision to attack America. The 1942 fighting ranged from halted offensives in Tunisia to naval clashes off Guadalcanal, while Italy evacuated major cities under Allied bombing. In 1944, the Majdanek guards faced trial, HMS Vanguard was launched, and Chiang Kai-shek shifted forces to defend Kunming. By 1945, Rudolf Hess shocked the Nuremberg court and the final Japanese troops formally surrendered in Indochina. A day marked by invasion, resolve, and the long reach of a world at war.

November 29 spans the full scope of a global war in motion. In 1939, the USSR imposed Soviet citizenship on all residents of occupied Polish territory. By 1940, Germany drafted its initial plans for invading Russia while Allied forces secured Crete. In 1941, the German drive on Moscow stalled as the Red Army counterattacked at Rostov and Italian troops struck near Sidi Rezegh. Churchill warned Italy in 1942 as British paratroopers dropped near Tunis and U.S. coffee rationing began. Over the next years, Australian and American forces advanced in New Guinea and Italy, the Red Army crossed the Danube, the submarine USS Archerfish sank the carrier Shinano, and two German spies were landed in Maine. In 1945, films of Nazi atrocities shocked the Nuremberg courtroom as the U.S. began demobilization. A day of turning points across multiple fronts.

World War II Today: November 28 A day marked by diplomatic breaks, shifting fronts, high-level Allied strategy, and the slow collapse of Axis power across multiple theaters. 1939 – Treaties Broken and Troops Prepared Tensions in Northern Europe escalated sharply as the Soviet Union formally denounced its 1932 non-aggression pact with Finland. This diplomatic rupture

On November 27, World War II unfolded across multiple fronts—from German raiders returning to port and the launch of the Empire Air Training Scheme, to violent political upheaval in Romania and a tense naval standoff in the Mediterranean. German panzers reached the outskirts of Moscow, the Tobruk garrison linked with the New Zealanders, and Gondar—the last Italian stronghold in East Africa—fell. In 1942, the French scuttled their fleet at Toulon as German troops arrived, while British forces closed on Tunis. The following years saw major offensives, heavy losses at sea, and the UN Charter ratified by 29 nations. A day that reveals the global scale and rapid shifts of a world at war.