UK Parliament
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939 (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-10-15: "Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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15 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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UK Parliament
Greater London'S War Problems (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-10-15: "Greater London'S War Problems." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34970, page 6015, published 1940-10-15: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, thenth.day of October, 1940.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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