Date: May 9, 1941
World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous attacks on Eastern Hemisphere targets, see December 8.) Date: December 7, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
The Holocaust: In the Kaunas Ghetto, over 10,000 Jews are shot by German occupiers at the Ninth Fort, a massacre known as the "Great Action". Date: October 29, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Fântâna Albă massacre: Between two hundred and two thousand Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops. Date: April 1, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941German Paratroopers Murder Greek Civilians in Kondomari and…
Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day. Date: January 28, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Bulgaria Signs Tripartite Pact, Joins Axis Powers,…
World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands, the first large-scale British Commando raid. Date: March 4, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Tallinn Occupied by Nazi Germany After…
Germany and Romania sign the Tiraspol Agreement, rendering the region of Transnistria under control of the latter. Date: August 19, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II Chongqing Bombing Kills 4,000 in…