Date: May 2, 1941
Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II. Date: May 31, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: Tarigo…
World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages. Date: May 9, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This…
During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre. Date: September 29, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: HMS Greyhound Sinks…
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…
Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day. Date: May 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Ansel Adams Captures Moonrise Over Hernandez,…
World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power. Date: May 2, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)…