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12 February 1941

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

  1. UK Parliament

    Civil And Revenue Departments, 1941 (Vote On Account) (House of Commons)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1941-02-12: "Civil And Revenue Departments, 1941 (Vote On Account)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  2. UK Parliament

    Civil And Revenue Departments (Estimates, 1941) (House of Commons)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1941-02-12: "Civil And Revenue Departments (Estimates, 1941)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  3. UK Parliament

    Personal Statement By Lord Strabolgi (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-02-12: "Personal Statement By Lord Strabolgi." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  4. Battle of the Atlantic

    Admiral Hipper had more success two months later, on 12 February 1941, when she found the unescorted Convoy SLS 64 of 19 ships, sinking seven.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  5. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-02-12, flown by RAF. Targets included SICILY.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

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