Diplomatic record
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8 September 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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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Chief of the Division of European Affairs (Atherton)
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
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Siege of Leningrad
Such objects were displayed as a sign of the people's courage and gathered in a specially allocated building of the former 19th century.
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Siege of Leningrad
*20 August - 8 September: Artillery bombardments of Leningrad hit industries, schools, hospitals and civilian houses.
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Siege of Leningrad
The two-and-a-half-year siege caused the greatest destruction and largest loss of life ever known in a modern city.
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