Date: January 5, 1941
Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II. Date: May 31, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 1941 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: Soviet…
World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass. Date: January 22, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 22 π Events on this day in 1941 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Bismarck Sinks HMS Hood in Battle of the Denmark Strait,…
World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers", in Kunming, China. Date: December 20, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 20 π Events on this day in 1941 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Nazi Germany Invades Yugoslavia and Greece,…
The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later. Date: June 23, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1941 π On…
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 β π Other events on December 15 π Events on this day in 1941 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Rudolf Hess Parachutes into…
World War II: Battle of Grand Harbour, British forces on Malta destroy an attack by the Italian Decima Flottiglia MAS. Fort St Elmo Bridge covering the harbour is demolished in the process. Date: July 26, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 1941 π …