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1 June 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.
8 of 195 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Commonwealth forces complete the withdrawal from Crete.
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The Soviet Union bombs Helsinki. Finland pronounces a state of war between Finland and Soviet Union.
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Diplomatic record
The Minister Resident in Iraq (Knabenshue) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the Secretary of State
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Battle of Crete
A New Zealand officer present at the battle claimed a long delay ordering the planned counter-attack turned a night attack into a day attack, which led to its failure.
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Battle of Crete
The troops who were protected as they withdrew had begun the battle with more and better equipment than the 8th Greek Regiment.
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