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History on the 20th of July 1941

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20 Jul 1941 WW2 Japanese luxury ocean liner Hikawa Maru arrived at Osaka, completing her 73rd round trip across the Pacific. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 The Soviet Union resumed diplomatic relations with the countries occupied by Germany. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 6 British Blenheim bombers damaged a tanker off Le Touquet, France with three high explosive bombs and several incendiary bombs, forcing the ship to beach near Berck-sur-Mer to prevent sinking. Two British aircraft and one German Bf 109 fighter were shot down. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 Italian torpedo boat Circe sank British submarine HMS Union with depth charges southwest of the Italian island of Pantellaria between Sicily and Tunisia. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 German submarine U-126 spotted transport Canadian Star in the Atlantic Ocean at 0100 hours and proceeded to attack at 0242 hours with both torpedoes fired missing; U-126 and Canadian Star engaged in a duel with surface guns, and U-126 was forced to abandon the attack. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 German submarine U-95 attacked transport Palma in the Atlantic Ocean at 0505 hours with both torpedoes fired missing. At 0528, U-95 opened fire with her deck gun, hitting Palma three times (though the German lookouts only spotted and recorded one hit), but Palma would be able to escape. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 In a broadcast to the people of occupied Europe, Prime Minister Winston Churchill inaugurated the "V" (for victory) campaign. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 The German 2nd Rannikkoiskukompania arrived at Bengtskär island, Finland at the entry of the Gulf of Finland. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 Werner Mölders was promoted to the rank of Oberst and was transferred to the Reich Air Ministry in Berlin, Germany. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 Soviet destroyer Stremitel'ny was sunk by German aircraft in Kolafjord north of Murmansk, Russia. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 Vsevolod Merkulov stepped down as the People's Commissar of State Security of the Soviet Union. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 Brendan Bracken was named the British Minister of Information. 
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20 Jul 1941 WW2 British destroyer HMS Lively was commissioned into service. 
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