Diplomatic record
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14 November 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 Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State
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Battle of Taranto
The attack on Taranto was followed by the Greek counter-offensive in the Greco-Italian War, which began on 14 November 1940.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 13 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1940-11-14, flown by RAF. Targets included GREECE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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