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31 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 494 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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1-31 October: The United States separates the Corps Areas established in 1921 to perform the administrative tasks of the various regions of the US from the four Field Armies that had been established in 1932.
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
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Diplomatic record
The Consul at Dakar (Wasson) to the Secretary of State
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Battle of Britain
Action Stations: Military Airfields of Greater London v. 8.
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Battle of Britain
In accordance with the Geneva Convention, the He 59s were unarmed and painted white with civilian registration markings and red crosses.
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Battle of Britain
Opponents pointed out the big wings would take too long to form up, and the strategy ran a greater risk of fighters being caught on the ground refuelling.
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