Major
Appointed Major, youngest Major in the Panzers
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Explore 477 historical events and records for Germany in 1941.
Historical records for Germany in 1941
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Medical Officer
Appointed Medical Officer of the SS Division Leibstandarte
Medical Officer
Appointed Medical Officer of the SS Division Leibstandarte
Military Opposition
Witzleben remains connected to officers critical of Hitler and the Nazi leadership
Minister of East
Appointed Minister of the occupied Eastern Territories
Night and Fog Decree
The SD was given the responsibility of carrying out the Night and Fog Decree, designed to crush resistance in occupied Europe
Night and Fog Decree
The SD was given the responsibility of carrying out the Night and Fog Decree, designed to crush resistance in occupied Europe
NSDAP
Appointed Head of the Party HQ
Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH)
Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH
Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH)
Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH
Occupied Territories
He supports more humane treatment of civilians in Nazi occupied Eastern Europe
Operation Barbarossa
Placed in charge of the economic exploitation of Russia
Operation Barbarossa
Ordered to provide air support for Army Group Centre under von Bock
Operation Barbarossa
Captures the Bug Bridge leading to Brest Litovsk
Operation Barbarossa
Appointed Commander of the Army Group South
Reason and Revolution
Publication of "Reason & Revolution", a study of Hegel
Reason and Revolution", a study of Hegel
Publication of "Reason & Revolution", a study of Hegel
Reich Commissioner for Social House-Building
Appointed Reich Commissioner for Social House-Building (Reichskommissar fur den sozialen Wohnungsbau)
Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA)
Between 1941 and 1945 the Einsatzgruppen and related auxiliary troops killed more than two million people, including 1.3 million Jews
Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA)
In it's role as the national and NSDAP security service, the RSHA coordinated activities among different agencies that had wide-ranging responsibilities within the Reich. Commanders of Einsatzgruppen and Einsatzkommando sub-units were also desk officers from the main office of the RSHA.
Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA)
The RSHA oversaw the Einsatzgruppen, death squads formed under the direction of Heydrich and operated by the SS. The operational control of the Einsatzgruppen was taken over by the RSHA.
Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA)
When the units were re-formed prior to the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, men of the Einsatzgruppen were recruited from the SD, Gestapo, Kripo, Orpo, and Waffen-SS. The units followed the invasion forces of the Wehrmacht Heer (German Army) into Eastern Europe.
Resistance
Quirnheim begins to distance himself from the Nazi regime as he becomes more aware of its brutality
Sicherdienst (SD)
The SD was given the responsibility of carrying out the Night and Fog Decree, designed to crush resistance in occupied Europe
Sicherdienst (SD)
The SD was given the responsibility of carrying out the Night and Fog Decree, designed to crush resistance in occupied Europe
Siege of Kiev
Nehring personally leads the 18th Division during the siege of Kiev
Siege of Leningrad
Orders the retirement of von Leeb after the latter wants to withdraw from Leningrad. Leeb advises Hitler to withdraw from Leningrad to shorten supply lines, Hitler refuses
Siege of Leningrad
Ordered to eliminate the Soviet forces in the Baltic states then advance to Leningrad. Hitler orders the retirement of von Leeb after he wants to withdraw from Leningrad
Siege of Leningrad
Ordered by Hitler to starve the city into surrender rather than attack it. Leeb advises Hitler to withdraw from Leningrad to shorten supply lines, Hitler refuses
Siege of Maikop
Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad
Siege of Rostov
Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad
Siege of Stalingrad
Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad
Study of Bayeux Tapestry
Jankuhn directed Nazi-sponsored research into the embroidery's supposed Germanic and ancestral significance.
Survey of Bayeux Tapestry
Jeschke made graphic and colour studies of the embroidery for the Ahnenerbe research project.
Twelfth Army
Commands the Twelfth Army which captures Athens
Ukraine
His views on civilian treatment bring him into conflict with harsh occupation policies in the east
Wurzburg Radar
German precision radar supports night-fighter and anti-aircraft control.
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