Nazi Germany Invades Yugoslavia and Greece, April 6, 1941

World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag. Date: May 30, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Belfast Blitz: Luftwaffe Bombing Kills 1,000 April…

Operation Appearance takes place to re-establish British Somaliland. Date: March 16, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Iraq Military Coup Ousts Abd al-Ilah, Installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani – April 1, 1941Battle of Hong Kong…

The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. Date: February 4, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: HMS Greyhound Sinks Italian Submarine Neghelli, January 19, 1941Pearl Harbor Surprise…

World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen. Date: November 19, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1941…

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: 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 1941Gloster E.28/39 First British…