1941
January - Victory in Tobruk, in North Afrca for Britain and Australia
February 14, 1941 - First units of German 'Afrika Korps' arrive in Tripoli, North Africa led by General Rommel
March 7, 1941 - British forces arrive in Greece
April 6, 1941 - Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia
April 17, 1941 - Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany
April 27, 1941 - Greece surrenders to Germany
May 15, 1941 - Operation Brevity begins (the British counter-attack in Egypt)
May 24, 1941 - Sinking of the British ship Hood by the Bismarck
May 27, 1941 - Sinking of the Bismarck by the British Navy
June 8, 1941 - Allies invade Syria and Lebanon
June 22, 1941 - Operation Barbarossa - Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa begins
July 10, 1941 - Germans invade the Ukraine. Mutual Assistance agreement between British and Soviets
July 31, 1941 - Instructions given by Hitler and Goring to prepare for the Final Solution
August 20, 1941 - German siege of Leningrad begins
September 3, 1941 - First experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz
October 2, 1941 - Operation Typhoon begins and the Germans advance on Moscow
November 13, 1941 - British aircraft carrier Ark Royal is sunk off Gibraltar by a U-boat
December 7, 1941 - Japan makes a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii declaring war on Britain and the United States
December 8, 1941 - The United States, led by US president, Franklin D Roosevelt, declares war on the Axis powers
December 11, 1941 - Italy and Germany declare war against the US
December 25, 1941 - Britain surrenders Hong Kong to Japan
February 14, 1941 - First units of German 'Afrika Korps' arrive in Tripoli, North Africa led by General Rommel
March 7, 1941 - British forces arrive in Greece
April 6, 1941 - Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia
April 17, 1941 - Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany
April 27, 1941 - Greece surrenders to Germany
May 15, 1941 - Operation Brevity begins (the British counter-attack in Egypt)
May 24, 1941 - Sinking of the British ship Hood by the Bismarck
May 27, 1941 - Sinking of the Bismarck by the British Navy
June 8, 1941 - Allies invade Syria and Lebanon
June 22, 1941 - Operation Barbarossa - Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa begins
July 10, 1941 - Germans invade the Ukraine. Mutual Assistance agreement between British and Soviets
July 31, 1941 - Instructions given by Hitler and Goring to prepare for the Final Solution
August 20, 1941 - German siege of Leningrad begins
September 3, 1941 - First experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz
October 2, 1941 - Operation Typhoon begins and the Germans advance on Moscow
November 13, 1941 - British aircraft carrier Ark Royal is sunk off Gibraltar by a U-boat
December 7, 1941 - Japan makes a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii declaring war on Britain and the United States
December 8, 1941 - The United States, led by US president, Franklin D Roosevelt, declares war on the Axis powers
December 11, 1941 - Italy and Germany declare war against the US
December 25, 1941 - Britain surrenders Hong Kong to Japan