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5 August 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

    Business of the House (War Situation) (House of Commons)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1941-08-05: "Business of the House (War Situation)." Mr. Attlee: "The Prime Minister has asked me to make a statement upon the war situation at the beginning of that Debate.

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  2. Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35241, page 4563, published 1941-08-08: "(Marriages) ConfirmationAct, 1941.Cardiff Corporation Act, 1941.East Worcestershire Water Act, 1941.

    Source The London Gazette (opens external site)

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