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27 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.
5 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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UK Parliament
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (ADAPTATION OF ACTS OF PARLIAMENT) (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) ORDER, 1940 (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-11-27: "GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (ADAPTATION OF ACTS OF PARLIAMENT) (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) ORDER, 1940." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
India And Burma Orers Committee (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-11-27: "India And Burma Orers Committee." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Mediterranean Sea
1940 naval battle during the battle of the Mediterranean.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1940-11-27, flown by RAF. Targets included ITALY.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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