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17 December 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.
7 of 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Borneo
Dutch planes begin 3-day series of strikes against Japanese shipping off British North Borneo.
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Malaya
Hard fighting continues on Grik road. Weak defense detachment is reinf but falls back under pressure of superior enemy forces. Ind 12th Brig Gp is ordered to Kuala Kangsar.
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17 December: Battle of Sevastopol begins.
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UK Parliament
National Service Bill (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-12-17: "National Service Bill."
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Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)
A major attack was planned for late November, but heavy rains delayed it until 17 December 1941.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1941-12-17, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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17 December in other years 19391940194219431944
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