UK Parliament
Accrued Pay of Prisoners of War (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1941-05-20: "Accrued Pay of Prisoners of War."
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20 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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UK Parliament
War Situation (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1941-05-20: "War Situation."
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Chania
1941 World War II battle in Crete.
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Rethymno
World War II battle on Crete in 1941.
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Battle of Crete
The Allies continued to bombard the area as flew in units of the 5th Mountain Division at night.
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Battle of Crete
Major-General Kurt Student did not add an attack on Crete to Operation Marita until March 1941; supply difficulties delayed the assembly of Fliegerkorps XI and its then more delays forced a postponement until 20 May 1941.
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Battle of Crete
* The following forces were present on Crete as of 20 May 1941: Armed Forces: 15,063; Royal Navy: 425; Royal Marines: 1,941; Royal Air Force: 618.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 6 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-05-20, 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.
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