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1 July 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.
5 of 14 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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The Havana Conference meets; the nations of the Western hemisphere meet to discuss neutrality and economic cooperation.
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Allied ships clash with two Italian light cruisers, sinking one in the Battle of Cape Spada.
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The Grand Quartier Général of the French Army was disbanded, following the French surrender.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1940-07-01, 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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