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1 April 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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The Ministerial Defence Committee, with the First Lord of the Admiralty (Winston Churchill) as its chair, replaces Lord Chatfield's ministerial position of Minister for Coordination of Defence.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
Lunner

Kampene i Lunner, Oppland.

Source Wikidata (opens external site)
Diplomatic record

Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of European Affairs (Moffat) to the Secretary of State

Source FRUS, US State Dept (opens external site)
Diplomatic record

The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State

Source FRUS, US State Dept (opens external site)

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1 April 1940

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The Ministerial Defence Committee, with the First Lord of the Admiralty (Winston Churchill) as its chair, replaces Lord Chatfield's ministerial position of Minister for Coordination of Defence.

Kampene i Lunner, Oppland.

Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of European Affairs (Moffat) to the Secretary of State

The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State

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