At sea
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23 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.
7 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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At sea
U.S. Consul at Gibraltar William E.
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UK Parliament
Basque Refugee Children (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-11-23: "Basque Refugee Children." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Internment Of Enemy Aliens (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-11-23: "Internment Of Enemy Aliens." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Turkey (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
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