WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 1941
Find out what all happened January to April 1941

World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact. (2. March 1941)

A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali as Prime Minister. (1. April 1941)

Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name. (15. March 1941)

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact. (25. March 1941)

Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy. (17. January 1941)

World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece). (6. April 1941)

Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. (25. January 1941)

In the Belfast Blitz, two-hundred bombers of the German Luftwaffe attack Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom killing one thousand people. (15. April 1941)

World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster. (9. January 1941)

The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. (4. February 1941)

Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. (23. February 1941)

Fantana Alba massacre: between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Guards. (1. April 1941)

February Strike: In occupied Amsterdam, a general strike is declared in response to increasing anti-Jewish measures instituted by the Nazis. (25. February 1941)

World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa. (18. January 1941)

World War II: The Italian convoy Duisburg, directed to Tunisia, is attacked and destroyed by British ships. (16. April 1941)

World War II: German troops enter Athens. (27. April 1941)

Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler. (23. January 1941)

World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. (2. January 1941)

World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany. (17. April 1941)

The Blockade Runner Badge for the German navy is instituted. (1. April 1941)