German Army Offensive to Encircle Soviet Armies near Smolensk July 6, 1941

The Holocaust in Lithuania: Lithuanian Nazis and local police begin a mass execution of 403 Jews in Nemenčinė. Date: September 20, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Battle of Cape Matapan Begins in Greece,…

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 Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol. Date: November 12, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Battle of Grand Harbour: British Defeat Italian Attack, July 26, 1941Holocaust…

The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Date: May 6, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Nazi-Affiliated Ustaše Take Control of Croatia, April 16, 1941World War II: Japanese Conquer Kuching, December 24, 1941Churchill…

World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants. Date: June 3, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Yugoslavia Joins Axis Powers via…

Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead. Date: January 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…