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British Empire Air Training Scheme is publically announced. Thousands of pilots will be trained in safety away from the dangerous skies over Great Britain during the war.
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26436 |
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Stalin makes territorial demands of Finland.
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26437 |
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Chamberlain officially rejects Hitler's peace offer (see 6 October)
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26438 |
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Movement of Austrian and Czech Jews to Poland begins.
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26439 |
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German submarine U-40 sunk by a mine in the English Channel
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26440 |
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German submarine U-42 sunk south west of Ireland
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26441 |
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German submarine U-45 sunk with all hands to the south west of Ireland
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26442 |
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HMS Royal Oak sunk by U-47 inside the anchorage at Scala Flow.
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26443 |
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The Royal Navy issues a list of the 414 survivors of the Royal Oak
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26444 |
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French reconnaissance units active on the entire front
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26445 |