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1 January 1941
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
6 of 12 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Greek forces in Albania take the strategically important Klissoura pass.
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British forces start the first attacks of their East African counter-offensive, on Italian-held Ethiopia, from Kenya.
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Minsk
1941 battle resulting in a large encirclement of Soviet troops in the vicinity of Minsk during World War II.
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Action of 27 February 1941.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 10 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-01-01, flown by RAF. Targets included LIBYA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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