German Troops Enter Athens During World War II, April 27, 1941
Date: April 27, 1941
Date: April 27, 1941
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 1941Haile Selassie Returns to…
Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania, the day before, members of the Iron Guard engage in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews. Date: January 21, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1941Belfast Blitz: Luftwaffe Bombing Kills 1,000 April 15, 1941Ustaše…
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training. Date: September 17, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Mount Rushmore Completed After 14 Years of Work, October…
World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13. Date: November 14, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Camp X Opens in…
The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring orders SS General Reinhard Heydrich to "submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired Final Solution of the Jewish question." Date: July 31, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia →…