Table of Data Points
1941-07-07 | Beirut Occupied | British and Free French troops occupy Beirut. | Read about 'Beirut Occupied' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Beirut Occupied' | ||
1941-07-07 | US Occupies Iceland | US troops from the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade take over the occupation and defence of Iceland from the British garrison who is needed elsewhere. | Read about 'US Occupies Iceland' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US Occupies Iceland' | ||
1941-07-06 | 1941-08-05 | Germans encircle Smolensk | The 2nd and 3rd panzer army's largely successful encirclement of the 16th, 19th and the 20th Armies south of Smolensk. 200,000 troops from the 19th managed to escape the pocket, leading Hitler to abandon the encirclement as a tactical goal. | Read about 'Germans encircle Smolensk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Germans encircle Smolensk' | |
1941-06-30 | Fall of Lviv | In advance of German troops, NKVD and NKGB troops retreating from the city of Lviv murder the occupants of the Lviv's prisons. German troops capture the city. | Read about 'Fall of Lviv' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fall of Lviv' | ||
1941-06-28 | Minsk Falls | 290,000 Soviet troops are captured, 1,500 artillery pieces and 2,500 armoured vehicles are destroyed when German troops from Army Group Center capture Minsk. Hitler is furious when he learns that 250,000 Soviet troops escaped the cauldron. | Read about 'Minsk Falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Minsk Falls' | ||
1941-06-27 | Bialystok Falls | German troops from Army Group North capture Bialystok during Operation Barbarossa. | Read about 'Bialystok Falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bialystok Falls' | ||
1941-06-27 | Lasi Pogrom | Romanian government forces perpetrate one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history. At least 13,266 Jewish residents were murdered during the violence. | Read about 'Lasi Pogrom' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lasi Pogrom' | ||
1941-06-22 | 1941-12-05 | Barbarossa | Over 4.5 million Axis troops, transported by 600,000 motor vehicles and 750,000 horses, invade the USSR along a 2,900 km front. Despite tactical success, this would be the last German offensive across the entire eastern front. | Read about 'Barbarossa' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Barbarossa' | |
1941-06-22 | Lithuanian June Uprising | The Lithuanian Activist Front decided that its main goal was not to fight with the Russians, but to secure city. By the evening, Lithuanians controlled the Presidential Palace and other Kaunas instituions. | Read about 'Lithuanian June Uprising' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lithuanian June Uprising' | ||
1941-06-03 | Kandanos Razed | German paratroopers raze the village of Kandanos to the ground. All 180 of its inhabitants are murdered. | Read about 'Kandanos Razed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kandanos Razed' |
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