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November 29th, 1945 (THURSDAY)

NORWAY: Oslo: The trial begins of Obersturmbannfuehrer Hans Wilhelm Blomberg, Obersturmbannfuehrer Hans Keller, Obersturmfuehrer Georg Ludwig Werner Oppel, Untersturmfuehrer Alfred Kreutz, Obersturmfuehrer Erwin Lang, Rudolf Hermann Theodor Kapp, Willi Friedrick Reinhold Tiege, Oberscharfuehrer George Eberl, Hauptscharfuehrer Friedrich Wilhelm Eisenacher, Obersturmfuehrer George Muller, and Ober-scharfuehrer Schmidt accused of the execution of the crew of British Torpedo Boat No. 345 in July, 1943.

YUGOSLAVIA: Belgrade: The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. The Yugoslav monarchy is abolished.

CANADA: Frigate HMCS Coaticook paid off Esquimalt, British Columbia.

UNITED STATES: In Long Island Sound near Fairfield, Connecticut, two men stranded on an oil barge and in peril of being washed overboard are airlifted to safety by a hoist on a Sikorsky (Model S-51) R-5 Dragonfly helicopter. The helicopter is flown by the Sikorsky chief pilot, assisted by a USAAF pilot. This is the first air-sea rescue by helicopter.

ATLANTIC OCEAN: Former Kriegsmarine U-boats U-298, U-312 and U-968 are sunk by the Royal Navy.

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