WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1941
Find out what all happened February to June 1941

Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. (22. June 1941)

The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. (6. May 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: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany. (17. April 1941)

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

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

World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan. (29. March 1941)

World War II: German paratoopers murder Greek civilians in the village of Kondomari. (2. June 1941)

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

The June Uprising in Lithuania begins. (22. June 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)

World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid. (10. May 1941)

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

Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II. (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)

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

First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied Jet Aircraft. (15. May 1941)

In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (17. March 1941)

World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the Nazi swastika. (30. May 1941)

The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later. (23. June 1941)