3 Oct 1940
- British politician Neville Chamberlain resigned as Lord President of the Council for health reasons. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Vichy France passed anti-Semitic laws that excluded Jews from positions in the army, government, commerce, industries, and the press. The law was signed by Philippe Pétain, Pierre Laval, Raphaël Alibert, Marcel Peyrouton, Paul Baudouin, Yves Bouthillier, Charles Huntzinger, and François Darlan. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Prince Kotohito stepped down as the Chief of the Japanese Army General Staff. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- London, Worcester, Birmingham, and Wellingborough in England, United Kingdom were attacked by single-bomber raids. The British suffered damage at the De Havilland aircraft factory at Hatfield, while the Germans lost one Ju 88 bomber to ground-based anti-aircraft fire. Overnight, London was the target to several small German raids. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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