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17 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.
6 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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UK Parliament
War Situation (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-09-17: "War Situation." The Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill): "I do not feel it necessary to make any lengthy statement to the House to-day upon the general war position.
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UK Parliament
The Home Guard (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-09-17: "The Home Guard." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
The Minister in Costa Rica (Hornibrook) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Greek Minister (Diamantopoulos) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
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