SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
3 September 1939
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
6 of 350 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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In this guide to military maps from the Second World War you will find advice primarily on how to find these maps among the huge collections held at The National Archives.
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The following books are available at our library in Kew, as are those listed for the First and Second World Wars in the subsequent sections of this guide. They are the best place to start on a visit to our reading rooms.
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UK Parliament
National Service (Armed Forces) Bill (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-09-03: "National Service (Armed Forces) Bill."
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UK Parliament
National Service (Armed Forces) [Money] (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1939-09-03: "National Service (Armed Forces) [Money]." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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1939 WW II maritime disaster.
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