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17 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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Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
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Atlantic Ocean
Trade convoy of merchant ships during the second World War.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-09-17, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
However, in the wake of discussions following the war games drilling for the Pearl Harbor attack on 5-17 September 1941, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto ultimately decided against attempting an invasion of Hawaii.
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