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11 June 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 Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
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UK Parliament
The War and Italy's Entry (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-06-11: "The War and Italy's Entry."
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UK Parliament
War Situation (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-06-11: "War Situation." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Western Desert campaign
The 2nd New Zealand Division and the 7th Armoured Division swung inland via Tarhuna, supplied by the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) and the New Zealand Army Service Corps.
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Western Desert campaign
The Halfaya Pass attack failed, Point 206 was captured and only one of three attacks on Hafid Ridge had any success.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1940-06-11, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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