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15 January 1940
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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Entries
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At sea
Japanese fishing schooner No. 1 Seiho Maru is stranded on reef off southeast coast of Guam, M.I. A detail of Guam Militia (12th Company) renders necessary assistance during salvage operations (see 21 January).
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to President Roosevelt
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
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