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14 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.
7 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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14 August: British scientist Sir Henry Tizard leaves for the United States on the Tizard Mission, giving over to the Americans a number of top secret British technologies including the magnetron, the secret device at the heart of radar.
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UK Parliament
Aliens In The Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-08-14: "Aliens In The Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-08-14: "Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
The French Ambassador (De Saint-Quentin) to the Acting Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Minister in Canada (Moffat) to the Acting Secretary of State (Welles)
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14 August in other years 19411942194319441945
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