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1 August 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 14 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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The USSR formally annexes Latvia.
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Churchill's speech "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" speech delivered to the House of Commons.
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UK Parliament
EMERGENCY POWERS (DEFENCE) (No. 2) BILL (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-08-01: "EMERGENCY POWERS (DEFENCE) (No. 2) BILL." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Battle of Britain
17 - For the conduct of air and sea warfare against England" issued on 1 August 1940, reserved to himself the right to decide on terror attacks as measures of reprisal.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1940-08-01, flown by RAF. Targets included ERITREA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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