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10 December 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.
7 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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UK Parliament
Evacuation Problems (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-12-10: "Evacuation Problems."
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UK Parliament
Operations in the Western Desert (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-12-10: "Operations in the Western Desert."
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UK Parliament
Financial Help For China (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-12-10: "Financial Help For China." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
Executive Order No. 8607, Signed by President Roosevelt, December 10, 1940
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State
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