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27 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.
7 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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At sea
U.S. freighter Executive is detained by French authorities at Casablanca, French Morocco (see 29 September).
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UK Parliament
Boys in Civil Defence (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-09-27: "Boys in Civil Defence."
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UK Parliament
The War Situation (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-09-27: "The War Situation."
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UK Parliament
Education (Emergency) Bill. [H.L.] (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-09-27: "Education (Emergency) Bill. [H.L.]." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy)
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
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