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27 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.
6 sourced entries for this date.
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Diplomatic record
The Minister in Sweden (Sterling) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Canadian Legation to the Department of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34721, page 7263, published 1939-10-31: "of State is to be responsibleto His Majesty and Parliament for all the business of the Air Council.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34721, page 7265, published 1939-10-31: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the27th day of October, 1939.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty.Lord President.Marquess of Londonderry.Secretary.
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