1941 in History
48 events found for 1941
1941
World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men
World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men
1941
World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag
World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag
1941
Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for
Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for
1941
World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany
World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany
1941
The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes
The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes
1941
World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos
World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos
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World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants
World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants
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World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing
World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing
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World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant
World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant
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June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occu
June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occu
1941
Having defeated forces of Vichy France, Allied forces capture Damascus
Having defeated forces of Vichy France, Allied forces capture Damascus
1941
World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa
World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa
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The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithua
The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithua
1941
World War II: The Continuation War between the Soviet Union and Finland, supported by Nazi Germany, began
World War II: The Continuation War between the Soviet Union and Finland, supported by Nazi Germany, began
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World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the ne
World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the ne
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Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murd
Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murd
1941
World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa
World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa
1941
Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian…
Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian…
1941
World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300…
World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300…