World War II: First Flight of Avro Lancaster, January 9, 1941

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…

World War II: The Cardiff Blitz severely damages the cathedral in Cardiff, Wales. Date: January 2, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941USO Created to Entertain American Troops – February 4, 1941World War II:…

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 1941Greek Army Captures Kleisoura in World War II January 10, 1941World War II: British Counter-Offensive in Italian…

World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon. Date: December 10, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Wehrmacht Destroys Kandanos, Kills 180…

World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. Date: October 8, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941German and…

The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes. Date: June 1, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Haile Selassie Returns to…