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20 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.
5 sourced entries for this date.
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The Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt Japanese war infrastructure and logistics in occupied northern China.
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UK Parliament
Progress of the War (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-08-20: "Progress of the War."
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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 1940-08-20, flown by RAF. Targets included ETHIOPIA/ABSINNYA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1940-08-20, flown by RAF. Targets included ETHIOPIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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