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20 October 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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At sea
U.S. freighter Scanstates, detained at Kirkwall, Orkneys, by British authorities since 14 October, is released.
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Diplomatic record
The Minister in Sweden (Sterling) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Denmark (Atherton)
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34713, page 7030, published 1939-10-20: "Council shall apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Rupert B. Howorth.
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