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30 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.

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  1. At sea

    Heavy cruiser Tuscaloosa (CA-37) arrives at Lisbon, Portugal, and disembarks Admiral and Mrs. Leahy, who will then proceed to Vichy via Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, and Montpellier, France (see 8 January 1941).

    Source US Navy chronology (NHHC) (opens external site)

  5. East Africa Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1940-12-30, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  6. European Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1940-12-30, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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