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14 May 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.

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  1. UK Parliament

    Government Of India (Adaptation Of Acts Of Parliament) (Amendment) Order, 1941 (House of Lords)

    Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-05-14: "Government Of India (Adaptation Of Acts Of Parliament) (Amendment) Order, 1941." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

    Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)

  2. Battle of Crete

    1940 For a fortnight, Enigma intercepts described the arrival of Fliegerkorps XI around Athens, the collection of 27,000 registered tons of shipping and the effect of air attacks on Crete, which began on 14 May 1941.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  3. East Africa Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1941-05-14, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  4. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 8 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-05-14, flown by RAF. Targets included GREECE.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  5. Theater not recorded

    THOR mission records show at least 46 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1941-05-14, flown by RAF. Targets included IRAQ.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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