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4 September 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 of 6 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 3 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1940-09-04, flown by SAAF, RAF. Targets included SOMALIA, SUDAN.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34945, page 5479, published 1940-09-13: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the4th day of September, 1940.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34945, page 5480, published 1940-09-13: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the4th day of September, 1940.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34945, page 5481, published 1940-09-13: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the4th day of September, 1940.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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