What Happened in Apr 1941

Craig Wood wins the 8th Masters Tournament

...by the time Wood reached the 1941 Masters, he was still winless in majors, but had lost playoffs at all four of what are now known as the major... Read more

Axis Powers Begin Invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the Bombing of Belgrade

At the end of March 1941 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was forced to join the Axis, which ignited a popular revolution in the country; this led to a... Read more

Battle of Fort Roupel

Like the Maginot Line on the Franco-German border, the Metaxas Line was outflanked by German forces specifically when the Germans invaded Greece in... Read more

Yugoslav Army Begins Albanian Offensive

In accordance with the Royal Yugoslav Army’s war plan, R-41, a strategy was formulated that, in the face of a massive Axis attack, a retreat on all... Read more

German Forces Seize Thessaloniki

On the dawn of April 6, the German armies invaded Greece, while the Luftwaffe began an intensive bombardment of Belgrade. The XL Panzer Corps—which... Read more

Japanese Forces Retreat from Shanggao

On high at about 120 km southwest of Nanchang, the Jinjiang River north, briefly Hunan and Jiangxi Road (Nanchang to Changsha) hub of the east... Read more

Battle of Vevi (1941)

The Klidi Pass is between 100 metres (0.062 mi) and 500 metres (0.31 mi) wide, a winding defile, with steep, rocky and treeless sides up to 1,000... Read more

Belgrade is Captured by German Forces

Since three separate attack forces were converging on Belgrade simultaneously, the Army High Command was not immediately able to determine which... Read more

Boston Bruins win Stanley Cup

The 1941 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. Boston would win the series 4–0 to win... Read more

Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact Is Signed

The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact was signed between Russia and Japan two years after the war between Russia and Japan at the Manchurian and... Read more

Belfast Blitz

William Joyce (known as "Lord Haw-Haw") announced in radio broadcasts from Hamburg that there will be “Easter eggs for Belfast”. On Easter... Read more

Yugoslav Air Forces Evacuate King Petar II and Members of Government to Greece

On 6 April, Luftwaffe dive-bombers and ground-attack fighters destroyed 26 of the Yugoslav Dorniers in the initial assault on their airfields, but... Read more

The English City of Plymouth Sustains Heavy Bombing from German Luftwaffe in the 'April Raids'

Unknown to the people of Plymouth at the beginning of April 1941, the Plymouth Blitz had three more nights to run. After the air raids of the... Read more

Official Surrender of Greek Forces in Albania to Axis Powers

On April 20, the commander of the Greek forces in Albania, General Georgios Tsolakoglou, realized the hopelessness of the situation and offered to... Read more

Battle of Thermopylae (1941)

The Battle of Thermopylae during World War II occurred in 1941 following the retreat from the Olympus and Servia passes. British Commonwealth... Read more

Athens Falls to Axis Powers

Few Greeks cooperated with the Nazis and most chose either the path of passive acceptance or active resistance. Active Greek resistance started... Read more