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24 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.
8 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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At sea
Operation menace, the British-Free French attempt to take Dakar, commences this day (see 25 September).
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At sea
Third group of ships involved in the destroyers-for-bases agreement are turned over to the Royal Canadian Navy at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Operation Sea Lion is now set for 24 September.
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Chief of the Division of European Affairs (Hickerson)
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. George V. Allen of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34951, page 5647, published 1940-09-24: "Lord Commissioners of Your Majesty'sTreasury have signified their concurrence inthe above proposals.
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24 September in other years 1939194219431944
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