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1941 in Great Britain — Page 8

Explore 301 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1941.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1941

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 21 of 301 unique records.

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Naval Enigma Memorandum

Turing, Alan Mathison · Bletchley Park · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Writes technical material for American cryptanalysts explaining methods used against German Naval Enigma.

Oxford Union Election

Jenkins, Roy Harris · Oxford · Oxford Student · Politics / Labour Party

Loses the Oxford Union presidency election by five votes.

Peerage

Ironside · London · Field Marshal · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Created Baron Ironside, 1st

Peerage

Vansittart · London · Government / Naional Coalition

Created Baron Denham, 1st

Postwar Health Planning

Brown, Ernest · London · Minister of Health · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Begins postwar health discussions during the coalition government.

Pound Considers Combined Maritime Planning

Pound, Dudley · Placentia Bay · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Pound's delegation advances military coordination between British and American naval staffs.

Pound Consults American Naval Chiefs

Pound, Dudley · Placentia Bay · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Pound participates in conversations on naval cooperation and Atlantic security during the Newfoundland meetings.

Pound Examines Atlantic Shipping Threat

Pound, Dudley · Placentia Bay · Warfare / World War, 2nd

British naval representatives discuss the protection of essential Atlantic supply routes against German submarines.

Pound Reports British Naval Priorities

Pound, Dudley · Placentia Bay · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Pound represents Royal Navy concerns as political leaders consider a shared wartime outlook.

President of Board of Trade

Duncan, Andrew Rae · President of Board of Trade · Government / Coalition Government

Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term

Reform of Education

Butler, Richard Austen · London · Minister of Education · Government / Coalition Government

Introduces the 1944 Education Act

Royal Artillery

Jenkins, Roy Harris · Great Britain · Officer · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Serves as an officer in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.

Royal Engineers

Healey, Denis Winston · Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Healey serves with the Royal Engineers after being commissioned during the war.

Rule of Ethiopia

Cunningham, Alan · Lieutenant General · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Liberates Ethiopia, placed under British rule until independence in 1952

SAS

Stirling, David · Colonel · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Special Air Service destroys 90 enemy transport & other aircraft. Founds the Special Air Service which disrupts German supply lines in north Africa

Second Lieutenant

Healey, Denis Winston · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Healey is commissioned as a second lieutenant.

Sequential Statistical Analysis

Turing, Alan Mathison · Bletchley Park · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Develops statistical reasoning for Banburismus that becomes an original contribution to sequential analysis.

Staff College Training

Powell, John Enoch · Camberley · Staff College Student · Warfare / Military

Attends the Staff College at Camberley as his rapid wartime progression into higher staff work continues.

The Art of Donald McGill

Orwell, George · Arts / Literature

Orwell published an essay examining seaside postcards and popular comic culture.

The Fourth Climacteric Address

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · Humanities / Social Science

Churchill addressed the United States Congress, explaining the Anglo American partnership after America's entry into the war.

War Cabinet

Anderson, John · London · Lord President of the Council · Government / Coalition Government

The Lord Presidents Committee founds a domestic War Cabinet

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