Afrika Korps
Rommel lands on African soil in Libya & takes over control of the Afrika Korps
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1941 in Germany — Page 2
Explore 477 historical events and records for Germany in 1941.
Historical records for Germany in 1941
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February
Invasion of Libya
Rommel lands on African soil in Libya & takes over control of the Afrika Korps
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Yugoslavia
Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact
Tripartite Pact
Hitler fails to persuade the Yugoslav Prime Minister, Dragisa Cvetkovic, to join the Axis. Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact
Goethe Medal
Gunther, leading ideologist of Nazi racial policy, is awarded the Goethe Medal
Western Union
Directs the western film Western Union.
Invasion of Russia
German Army Units cross the Danube from Rumania & take up positions in Bulgaria
Marita
German Army units cross the Danube & take up positions in Bulgaria
Operation Barbarossa
German Army Units cross the Danube from Romania & take up positions in Bulgaria
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief in Libya
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief in Libya
Commander of Afrika Korps
Appointed Commander of the Afrika Korps
Commander of Afrika Korps
Appointed Commander of the Afrika Korps
Lieutenant General
Appointed Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Appointed Lieutenant General
March
Alliance Adolf Hitler and Tripartite Pact
Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Bulgaria
Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact
Tripartite Pact
Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact
Reform of Policing
Given plenipotentiary powers covering all police actions in occupied territory
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to
Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to Greece
Operation Barbarossa
Paul of Yugoslavia is invited to the Berghof & offered Salonika for German support
Tripartite Pact
Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact
Reform of Armed Forces
Given power to act independently & have jurisdiction over the Army Chiefs of Staff
Reform of Armed Forces
Given power to act independently & have jurisdiction over the Army Chiefs of Staff
Greece Occupation Requirement Discussed
Jodl is present when Hitler states that Greece must be fully occupied before any settlement.
Alliance Tripartite Pact
Yugoslavia signs the Tripartite Pact
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Hitler put pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact. The Regent, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, succumbed to this pressure
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia signs the Tripartite Pact
Tripartite Pact
Hitler put pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact. The Regent, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, succumbed to this pressure
Tripartite Pact
In front of Hitler & Ribbentrop Cvetkovic signs Yugoslavia to the Tripartite Pact
Tripartite Pact
In front of Hitler & Ribbentrop Cvetkovic signs Yugoslavia to the Tripartite Pact
Belgrade Bombing Decision Conference
Jodl attends the conference that decides on the attack on Yugoslavia and bombing of Belgrade without prior declaration of war.
Coup
Orders invasion after a pro-Allied coup in Belgrade. Delays invasion by 4 weeks to invade Yugoslavia after an Allied coup in Belgrade
Coup
Summons chiefs to the Chancellery saying the Belgrade coup endangered Barbarossa. Delayed up to 4 weeks so Yugoslavia can be invaded after a pro-Allied coup in Belgrade
Coup
A coup is launched in Yugoslavia by anti-Prince Paul, Serbian military officers, and the Regent was replaced on the throne by King Peter II of Yugoslavia.
Coup
Hitler takes the Yugoslav coup as a personal insult, and was so angered that he was determined "without waiting for possible declarations of loyalty of the new Government to destroy Yugoslavia militarily and as a nation".
Coup
Summons chiefs to the Chancellery saying the Belgrade coup endangered Barbarossa.
Invasion of Russia
Delays invasion by 4 weeks to invade Yugoslavia after an Allied coup in Belgrade
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Orders invasion after a pro-Allied coup in Belgrade. Delays invasion by 4 weeks to invade Yugoslavia after an Allied coup in Belgrade
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Orders Goering to "destroy Belgrade"
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