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5 March 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.
4 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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UK Parliament
Governments Of India And Burma Acts, 1935 (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-03-05: "Governments Of India And Burma Acts, 1935." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
India And Burma Orders: Message From The King (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-03-05: "India And Burma Orders: Message From The King." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Industrial Assurance And Friendly Societies (Emergency Protection From Forfeiture) Bill (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-03-05: "Industrial Assurance And Friendly Societies (Emergency Protection From Forfeiture) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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