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11 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 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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UK Parliament
Merchant Shipping (Salvage) Bill (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-07-11: "Merchant Shipping (Salvage) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Position In The Eastern Mediterranean (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-07-11: "Position In The Eastern Mediterranean." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Sittings Of The House (Air-Raid Warnings) (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-07-11: "Sittings Of The House (Air-Raid Warnings)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 2 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1940-07-11, flown by RAF. Targets included HOLLAND OR NETHERLANDS.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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