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5 November 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 Black Condor is detained by British authorities at Weymouth, England (see 17 November); freighter Scanmail is detained by the British at Kirkwall, Orkneys.

Source US Navy chronology (NHHC) (opens external site)
Diplomatic record

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State

Source FRUS, US State Dept (opens external site)

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5 November 1939

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U.S. freighter Black Condor is detained by British authorities at Weymouth, England (see 17 November); freighter Scanmail is detained by the British at Kirkwall, Orkneys.

The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State

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