Fântâna Albă Massacre: Romanian Civilians Killed by Soviet Border Troops, April 1, 1941

World War II: First day of the Battle of Cape Matapan in Greece between the navies of the United Kingdom and Australia, and the Royal Italian navy. Date: March 28, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII. Date: October 31, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day…

The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs. Date: September 3, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact. Date: March 2, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Iași Pogrom: Romanian Authorities Murder 13,266 Jews June 27, 1941Kragujevac…

June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occupied Baltic states begins. Date: June 14, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Royal Navy Captures U-110…