Table of Data Points
1941-12-25 | Nimitz assumes command | Admiral Chester W Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet | Read about 'Nimitz assumes command' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Nimitz assumes command' | ||
1941-12-19 | Hitler Supreme Commander | Adolf Hitler becomes Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Army. | Read about 'Hitler Supreme Commander' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hitler Supreme Commander' | ||
1941-11-06 | Stalin Address | Joseph Stalin addresses the Soviet Union for only the second time during his three-decade rule. He states that even though 350,000 troops were killed in German attacks so far, the Germans had lost 4.5 million soldiers and that Soviet victory was near. | Read about 'Stalin Address' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Stalin Address' | ||
1941-10-30 | Lend Lease Approved | Franklin Delano Roosevelt approves U.S. $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations. | Read about 'Lend Lease Approved' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lend Lease Approved' | ||
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' | ||
1941-05-31 | Iraq | Armistice was signed and the monarchy, with a pro-British government, was put back in place. | Read about 'Iraq' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Iraq' | ||
1941-05-30 | Acropolis Resistance | Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb on the Athenian Acropolis, tear down the Nazi swastika and replace it with the Greek flag. | Read about 'Acropolis Resistance' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Acropolis Resistance' | ||
1941-04-23 | Athens Evacuated | King George II and the Greek government evacuate Athens in before advancing Germany troops arrive. | Read about 'Athens Evacuated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Athens Evacuated' | ||
1941-01-10 | Lend Lease | Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress. The USA would supply vast amounts of war material to the allied nations between 1939 and 1945. | Read about 'Lend Lease' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lend Lease' | ||
1940-11-08 | Chamberlain Dies | Six months after resigning as Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain dies of bowel Cancer at his home near Heckfield. | Read about 'Chamberlain Dies' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Chamberlain Dies' |
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