plant to shut down. German submarine U-408 was depth charged and sunk north of Iceland by an American Catalina. German submarines U-647, U-658 and U-712 were commissioned. Born: Pierangelo Bertoli, singer-songwriter and poet, in Sassuolo, Italy (d. 2002) Died: George M. Cohan, 64, American songwriter and entertainer November 6, 1942 (Friday) The Battle of Madagascar ended in Allied victory. An operation by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion during the Guadalcanal Campaign began. It was known as Carlson's Patrol after the battalion's commander Evans Carlson. The British passenger ship City of Cairo was torpedoed and sunk south of Saint Helena by German submarine U-68 with the loss of 104 of the 311 people on board. The Church of England abolished its rule requiring women to wear hats in church. The comedy-mystery film Who Done It? starring Abbott and Costello was released. Born: Jean Shrimpton, model and actress, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England November 7, 1942 (Saturday) Joseph Stalin issued an Order of the Day on the 25th anniversary of the October Revolution promising that the enemy "will yet feel the weight of the Red Army's smashing blows." The Australian 24th Brigade advanced to Leaney's Corner and flanked the Japanese defenders on the Kokoda Track. French general Henri Giraud was secretly spirited out of Vichy France by the British submarine Seraph. German submarine U-274 was commissioned. Born: Tom Peters, writer, in Baltimore, Maryland; Johnny Rivers, rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, in New York City November 8, 1942 (Sunday) British and American forces began Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. François Darlan was in Algiers visiting his ill son when the Allied invasion began. He convinced the local Vichy authorities not to oppose the landings. Operation Brushwood was executed as part of Torch. Forces captured Fedhala and then marched to nearby Casablanca. The Battle of Port Lyautey began for the city of Port Lyautey in French Morocco. The Naval Battle of Casablanca began. On the first day the Vichy French Navy lost the destroyers Albatros, Brestois, Boulonnais, Fougueux, Frondeur, Milan, Tornade and Tramontane as well as the cruiser Primauguet to beachings or sinkings. Vichy France broke off diplomatic relations with the United States. Hitler made his annual speech in Munich on the 19th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler claimed that Stalingrad was in German hands with only "a few small pockets" of resistance left. Born: