Operation Typhoon
Reaches within 20km of Moscow before the Red Army force Model back
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Explore 477 historical events and records for Germany in 1941.
Historical records for Germany in 1941
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December
Red Army
Reaches within 20km of Moscow before the Red Army force Model back
Siege of Moscow
Reaches within 20km of Moscow before the Red Army force Model back
Felix
Drops Operation Felix to concentrate on Russia in the Balkans
Atlantic Wall
Complains to the OKH too many troops & resources are at the Russian & Med Fronts
Hitler Assumes Army Command Operational Consequences
Jodl continues OKW work after Hitler personally assumes command of the German Army.
Atlantic Wall
Orders the construction of the Atlantic Wall, from Norway to the Spanish border
Atlantic Wall
Orders the construction of coastal defences in Northwest France
Capture of Kerch
The Russians capture the Kerch penisnsula. Hitler has General Count von Sponeck court-martialled
Commander of Army Group Centre
Appointed Commander Army Group Centre
Court Martial
Hitler has General Count von Sponeck court-martialled
Invasion of Russia
Admits there is no hope of "strategic success" after the failure to capture Moscow
Mediterranean Strategic Coordination Continues
Jodl's staff continues coordinating German commitments in the Mediterranean and Balkans.
OKW Multi Theatre Operations Role Consolidated
Jodl's operations staff increasingly directs theatres outside the main Eastern Front.
Operation Typhoon
Model must fight to keep the bridgeheads on the Volga near Kalinin
Operation Typhoon
The assault on Moscow is resumed. Model captures the bridges of the Moscow reservoirs in support of the 4th Army
Siege of Moscow
Forced back 100 miles to avoid Russian encirclement. Admits there is no hope of "strategic success" after the failure to capture Moscow
Siege of Moscow
Model must fight to keep the bridgeheads on the Volga near Kalinin
Trial
Hitler has General Count von Sponeck court-martialled
Winter Eastern Front Crisis Briefings
Jodl participates in high-level briefings as German forces face the Soviet winter counteroffensive.
Other events (month unknown)
Army Group D
Witzleben is appointed Commander in Chief West and commander of Army Group D
Army Group North
Appointed Commander of Army Group North in Russia
Army Group North
Appointed Commander of Army Group North in Russia
Battle of Stalingrad
Advises Hitler the Luftwaffe can keep the Army supplied in Stalingrad, a mistake
Capture of Agedabia
Captures the Agedabia Wells opening the way for an advance into Cyrenaice
Capture of Athens
Commands the Twelfth Army which captures Athens
Capture of Bardia
Captures Bardia
Capture of Halfaya Pass
Captures Halfaya & uses it as a springboard into Egypt
Capture of Mechili
Rommel occupies Mechili
Capture of Sollum
Captures Sollum
Capture of Ukraine
Encircles the Ukraine by Sept but Moscow cannot be captured in 1941
Chancellor
Early supporter of the Nazis, involved in the Munich putsch, becomes Party Chancellor
Chancellor
Early supporter of the Nazis, involved in the Munich putsch, becomes Party Chancellor
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Luftflotte IV in the Balkans
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Luftflotte IV in the Balkans
Commander in Chief West
Witzleben holds a major western command responsible for German forces in occupied western Europe
Commander of 3rd Panzer Group
Appointed Commander of the 3rd Panzer Group in the invasion of Russia
Commander of 3rd Panzer Group
Appointed Commander of the 3rd Panzer Group in the invasion of Russia
Commander of 56th Panzer Corps
Appointed Commander of the 56th Panzer Corps
Commander of 56th Panzer Corps
Appointed Commander of the 56th Panzer Corps
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