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14 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.
6 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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At sea
President Roosevelt signs Naval Expansion Act increasing the carrier, cruiser, and submarine tonnage of the Navy by 167,000 tons, auxiliary shipping by 75,000; and the useful number of authorized naval aircraft to 4,500 planes.
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Turkey (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum by the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
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Diplomatic record
The Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (Arita) to the American Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1940-06-14, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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