SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
18 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.
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In response to Dakar, the Vichy French Air Force bombs Gibraltar for the first time since 18 July.
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UK Parliament
Agreement With Japan (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-07-18: "Agreement With Japan." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Military Identity Certificates (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-07-18: "Military Identity Certificates." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Italian invasion of France
The official Italian numbers were compiled for a report on 18 July 1940, when many of the fallen still lay under snow.
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