Protector
Appointed acting Reichsprotektor in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (the part of Czechoslovakia incorporated into the Reich on 15 March 1939)
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Historical records for Germany in 1941
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September
Rule of Bohemia
Appointed acting Reichsprotektor in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (the part of Czechoslovakia incorporated into the Reich on 15 March 1939)
Rule of Czech
As the governor of Bohemia and Moravia, Heydrich applies "carrot-and-stick" methods, the black market is suppressed, food rations and pensions are increased, and unemployment insurance is established for the first time
Rule of Czech
Heydrich becomes, for all intents and purposes, military dictator of Bohemia and Moravia, changes to the Governments structure leaves President Emil Hacha and his cabinet virtually powerless.
Rule of Czech
Those associated with the resistance movement or the black market are tortured or executed, under Heydrich, conditions in Prague and the rest of the Czech lands are relatively peaceful and industrial output goes up.
Rule of Moravia
Appointed acting Reichsprotektor in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (the part of Czechoslovakia incorporated into the Reich on 15 March 1939)
Siege of Moscow
Guderian takes Yeremenko by surprise when he begins to attack Moscow
Siege of Moscow
The Germans begin their final offensive to take Moscow
Siege of Moscow
Provides air support for Guderians panzer groups
Commander of Army Group A
Appointed Commander of Army Group A
Commander of Army Group A
Appointed Commander of Army Group A
Invasion of Switzerland
Heinrich Himmler discussed the suitability of various personalities for the position of Reichskommissar for the re-union of Switzerland with Germany and its subsequent Reichsstatthalter with his subordinate Gottlob Berger
Invasion of Switzerland
Heinrich Himmler discussed the suitability of various personalities for the position of Reichskommissar for the re-union of Switzerland with Germany and its subsequent Reichsstatthalter with his subordinate Gottlob Berger
Invasion of Switzerland
Heinrich Himmler discussed the suitability of various personalities for the position of Reichskommissar for the re-union of Switzerland with Germany and its subsequent Reichsstatthalter with his subordinate Gottlob Berger
Massacre
Sonderkommando 4a slaughter 33,771 Jews, within the 6th Armys Area of responsibility
Operation Typhoon
Ordered by Hitler to invade Moscow, 200 miles away
Operation Typhoon
Orders Operation Typhoon, an attack on Moscow
Perekop Isthmus Offensive
Manstein directed Eleventh Army operations against the Soviet defences at the Perekop Isthmus. Breaking through this narrow entrance was a prerequisite for the German advance into Crimea.
October
Siege of Bryansk
Encircles Bryansk
Siege of Moscow
Encircles Bryansk
Siege of Moscow
Encircles Vyazma
Leningrad Destruction Policy Transmitted
The order signed by Jodl calls for Leningrad to be destroyed rather than occupied after surrender.
Moscow and Leningrad Surrender Rejection Order
Jodl signs an order stating that surrender offers from Moscow or Leningrad should not be accepted.
Moscow Destruction Policy Transmitted
The same order extends a destructive policy to Moscow rather than accepting a capitulation.
Death of Walter von Reichenau
Orders, "..just retribution that must be meted out to the subhuman species of Jewry"
Execution
Orders, "..just retribution that must be meted out to the subhuman species of Jewry"
Massacre
Orders the 6th Army to create a command structure for atrocities in the Ukraine
Sixth Army
Orders the 6th Army to create a command structure for atrocities in the Ukraine
Capture of Kalinin
Captures Kalinin severing the Leningrad-Moscow railway line
Siege of Moscow
The 10th Panzer Division & SS Das Reich reach Borodino, 70 miles from Moscow
Siege of Moscow
1st Panzer Division captures Kalinin 100 niles outside Moscow
Siege of Moscow
Reaches Tula & threatens Moscow from the south
Capture of Kharkov
Kharkov is captured by the Germans during the invasion of Russia
Commander of Panzer Corps 41
Appointed Commander of XXXXI Panzer Corps
Commander of Panzer Corps 41
Appointed Commander of XXXXI Panzer Corps
November
Execution
The first extermination camps were being built: first Belzec, then Sobibor, Treblinka, Chelmno, Majdanek, and finally Auschwitz-Birkenau, the mass execution of Jews begins in early 1942
Final Solution
The first extermination camps were being built: first Belzec, then Sobibor, Treblinka, Chelmno, Majdanek, and finally Auschwitz-Birkenau, the mass execution of Jews begins in early 1942
Invasion of Russia
Temperatures in Russia begin to drop below zero
Operation Barbarossa
Temperatures in Russia begin to drop below zero
Felix
A plan to capture Gibraltar, the Canaries & Cape Verde. An operation to oust the British from the Meditteranean
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