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23 May 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. 23 May: Oswald Mosley, leader of the pre-war British fascists, is jailed; he and his wife will spend the war’s duration in prison.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  2. UK Parliament

    National Service (Armed Forces) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-05-23: "National Service (Armed Forces) Bill." The Marquess of Salisbury: "My Lords, I only want to put a question to my noble friend.

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

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