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31 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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  1. At sea

    U.S. passenger liner Washington is detained for several hours at Gibraltar by British authorities, but is allowed to proceed the same day; freighter Jomar is also detained there (see 1 February). February.

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

  2. UK Parliament

    Czecho-Slovakia (Financial Claims And Refugees) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-01-31: "Czecho-Slovakia (Financial Claims And Refugees) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  3. UK Parliament

    India And Burma (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. [H.L.] (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-01-31: "India And Burma (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. [H.L.]." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

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