Category: World War II

North America 1941

Lend-Lease

When the Second World War broke out in Europe,...

Southern Asia 1941

East African Campaign

By 1941, Italy’s attempt to build an...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1941

Liquidation of Italian East Africa

The British conquest of Italian East Africa...

Southern Asia 1941

Liquidation of Italian East Africa

The British conquest of Italian East Africa...

the Arctic 1941

Greenland Protectorate

Concerned about the possibility of a...

Europe 1941

Germany in the Mediterranean

By April, Germany was ready to salvage the...

Southern Asia 1941

Anglo–Iraqi War

In April 1941 the British-backed government of...

Europe 1941

Eve of Barbarossa

British forces successfully ended German...

Northern Eurasia 1941

Operation Barbarossa

In the early hours of June 22, Germany...

Southern Asia 1941

Syria-Lebanon Campaign

The Vichy French in Syria and Lebanon not only...

Southern Asia 1941

Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June...

Europe 1941

Operation Barbarossa

In the early hours of June 22, Hitler launched...

Northern Eurasia 1941

Fall of the Ukraine

At the end of July, Hitler decided to halt the...

the Arctic 1941

Operation Silver Fox

On June 22, Germany invaded the Soviet Union,...

Northern Eurasia 1941

Battle of Moscow

In October, the Germans resumed their march on...