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8 July 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.

4 sourced entries for this date.

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Entries

  1. UK Parliament

    Family Allowances To Channel Islanders In His Majesty'S Forces (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-07-08: "Family Allowances To Channel Islanders In His Majesty'S Forces." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  2. UK Parliament

    Goods And Services (Price Control) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-07-08: "Goods And Services (Price Control) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  3. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-07-08, flown by RAF. Targets included CYPRUS, TUNISIA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  4. Theater not recorded

    THOR mission records show at least 35 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1941-07-08, flown by RAF. Targets included SYRIA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

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