SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
1 July 1941
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.
5 of 20 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
Join us on Discord (opens external site)
Entries
-
-
British torpedo planes sink an Italian destroyer at Tobruk; on the 20th, two more are sunk.
-
Italian General Pietro Gazzera surrenders the remnants of his forces in the Jimma area of Ethiopia.
-
Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 16 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1941-07-01, flown by RAF. Targets included SYRIA, LEBANON.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
-
British troops employ brave and risky flanking tactics to win the Battle of Deir ez-Zor.
The full list for this date is being cleaned and will return soon.
Sources listed with each entry. Spotted an error? Tell us.
1 July in other years 19401942194319441945
Talk about it
Discuss each day's entries and suggest sources in the Zero Hour community.