What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
About this page
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.
THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1941-06-13, flown by RAF. Targets included LEBANON.
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Battle of the Atlantic
On 13 June 1941, Commodore Leonard Murray, Royal Canadian Navy, assumed his post as Commodore Commanding Newfoundland Escort Force, under the overall authority of the Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches, at Liverpool.