WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1941
Find out what all happened January to August 1941

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

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address. (6. January 1941)

Jedwabne Pogrom: the massacre of Jewish people living in and near the village of Jedwabne in Poland. (10. July 1941)

Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power. (2. May 1941)

A Luftwaffe air raid on Dublin, Ireland, claims 38 lives. (31. May 1941)

W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the U.S.. (1. March 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 first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. (6. May 1941)

A German officer is murdered in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers. (20. January 1941)

World War II: the Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany. (1. June 1941)

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

Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin. (12. May 1941)

World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People. (27. April 1941)

The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time. (29. March 1941)

World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura. (10. January 1941)

At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show. (6. May 1941)

German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. (27. June 1941)

A Pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed. (13. April 1941)

World War II: The Ustashe, a Croatian far-right organization is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers after the Axis Operation 25 invasion. (14. April 1941)

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