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8 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.
8 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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At sea
Legislation approved authorizes the appointment to commissioned rank in the Line of the Regular Navy of those Naval Reserve officers who receive their commissions upon graduation from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.
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At sea
United States advises American citizens to leave the Far East (see 14 October).
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UK Parliament
The War Situation (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-10-08: "The War Situation."
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UK Parliament
Civil Estimates (Supplemen- Tary Estimates, 1940) (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-10-08: "Civil Estimates (Supplemen- Tary Estimates, 1940)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Adviser on Political Relations (Dunn)
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum by the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Spain (Weddell) to the Secretary of State
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