Panama Coup Installs Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango as President, October 9, 1941

World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen. Date: November 19, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1941…

World War II: Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Oberkommando des Heeres. Date: December 19, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941USSR-Japan Neutrality Pact Signed, April 13, 1941French Resistance Hostages Executed by…

World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them. Date: December 11, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…

World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power. Date: May 2, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The Holocaust in Ukraine: German troops murder over 15,000 Jews at Drobytsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv. Date: December 15, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II Bombing…