What Happened in Oct 1941

1941 World Series

The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth... Read more

Majdanek Concentration Camp Begins Operation

Majdanek was a German Nazi concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland, established during German Nazi occupation of Poland. The camp... Read more

John F. Kennedy Appointed an Ensign in the US Navy

Despite having a bad back, Kennedy was able to join the U.S. Navy through the help of Captain Alan Kirk, the Director, Office of Naval Intelligence... Read more

Soviet Prisoners of War Prepare Salaspils Nazi Concentration Camp

Salaspils concentration camp was established at the end of 1941 at a point 18 km southeast of Riga,in the country of Latvia. The Nazi bureaucracy... Read more

The Nazis Set Up Janowska Concentration Camp Next Door to a Factory Housing Forced Laborers

Janowska was a German Nazi labor, transit and concentration camp established in occupied Poland September 1941 on the outskirts of Lvov, (Poland,... Read more

Battle of Moscow Begins

The Battle of Moscow (Russian: Битва под Москвой, Romanized: Bitva pod Moskvoy, German: Schlacht um Moskau) is the name given by Soviet historians... Read more

"One Foot In Heaven" Is Released

One Foot in Heaven is a 1941 biographical film which follows the life of a minister and his family as they move from parish to parish. It stars... Read more

"The Maltese Falcon" Is Released

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American Warner Bros. film based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. Written and directed by John... Read more

German Forces Arrive at the Mozhaisk Defense Line

By October 13, 1941, the Wehrmacht had arrived at the Mozhaisk defense line, a hastily constructed double set of fortifications protecting Moscow... Read more

The Lend-Lease Bill Is Passed

The Senate passed the $5.98 billion supplemental Lend-Lease bill on October 23, 1941, bringing the United States one step closer to direct... Read more

"How Green Was My Valley" Is Released

How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, written by Philip Dunne,... Read more

German Forces Begin Siege of Sevastopol

A rapid thrust was launched towards Sevastopol on 30 October 1941 which commenced the Defence of Sevastopol (Russian: оборона Севастополя),... Read more