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14 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.

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  1. The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP OrzeĊ‚ in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.

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  3. UK Parliament

    MINISTRY OF SUPPLY (TRANSFER OF POWERS) (No. 2) ORDER, 1939 (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-09-14: "MINISTRY OF SUPPLY (TRANSFER OF POWERS) (No. 2) ORDER, 1939." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

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  4. Battle of the Atlantic

    On 14 September 1939, Britain's most modern carrier, narrowly avoided being sunk when three torpedoes from exploded prematurely.

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  5. Battle of the Atlantic

    On 14 September 1939, Britain's most modern carrier,, narrowly avoided being sunk when three torpedoes from exploded prematurely.

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