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SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
4 October 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.
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Spain (Weddell)
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Liberia (Wharton)
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34964, page 5893, published 1940-10-08: "issioners of the Admiralty are to give thenecessary directions herein accordingly.Rupert B. Howorth.
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The Secretary of State to the Consul at Calcutta (Groth)
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