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English: This is the naval message sent by the C in C H.F. (Commander in Chief Home Fleet) upon Britain's entrance into the Second World War. This particular copy is the one received by the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. The time of receipt (1219) and date (3/9/39) are visible at the bottom of the message.
Date 29 October 2007 (original upload date)
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Author Hojnoj at en.wikipedia

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  • 2007-10-29 13:02 Hojnoj 2049×1562× (860241 bytes) This is the copy of the navy message sent by the C in C H.F. (Commander in Chief Home Fleet) upon Britain's entrance into the Second World War. This particular copy is the one sent to the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.

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