World War II: German Troops Enter Athens, April 27, 1941

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men. Date: May 27, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Bulgaria Signs Tripartite Pact, Joins Axis Powers, March 1,…

The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews. Date: February 25, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Charles Lindbergh Testifies…

World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece). Date: April 6, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Roosevelt Signs Lend-Lease Act…

Holocaust: Fifteen hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp. Date: October 30, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Battle of Cape Matapan: British and Australian Naval Victory, March 29,…

World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking. Date: November 7, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day…

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen. Date: May 24, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…