77 events found for 1941
The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of…
World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer.
Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.
World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.
Charles Lindbergh makes his Des Moines speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of conspiring for…
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
World War II: The Soviet Union introduces conscription for all males between the ages of 16 and 50.
The Holocaust in Lithuania: Lithuanian Nazis and local police begin a mass execution of 403 Jews in Nemenčinė.
The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those…
World War II: The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat…
During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.