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17 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.

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Entries

  1. UK Parliament

    Colonial War Risks Insurance (Guarantees) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-07-17: "Colonial War Risks Insurance (Guarantees) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  2. UK Parliament

    Landlord And Tenant (War Damage) (Amendment) Bill (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-07-17: "Landlord And Tenant (War Damage) (Amendment) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

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