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Rationing of clothes in Britain
In order to keep their soldiers dressed, rationing among the civilian population starts in United Kingdom. -
British withdrawal from Crete complete
After a German invasion with paratroopers on the Greek island of Crete, The British Commonwealth forces are forced to evacuate to Egypt. -
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Reinforcements arrive in Malta
Much needed British warplanes arrive on the Mediterranean island Malta. This is so the fighting still can go on between RAF and Luftwaffe planes. -
Operation Exporter
Commonwealth forces with help from Free French forces incade Vichy French controlled Syria Lebanon. This is -
Finnish mobilization
Read more about the man Rambo and Terminator looks up toFeeling threathened by the Soviet Union - Finnish forces start mobilizing to defend their borders. (Throwing in a pic of the badassest badass in history - Simo Häyhä) -
Italy loses their last port in Africa
Italy loses it's last port in Africa; Assab, this lead to less reinforcements being shipped, and is a factor to why Italy finally had to retreat in Africa. -
Soviet deportations
Soviet deportations of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian citizens starts. Approximately 35 000 Lithuanians, 10 100 Estonians and 15 000 Latvians is deported to Siberia this day. -
Operation Battleaxe
A major battle in northern Africa between British Commonwealth forces and German and Italian forces. It is a failed British attempt to break the siege of Tobruk. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany breaks the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact by invading the Soviet Union. The invasion is directed towards Moscow, Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and the oil fields of the southern Caucasus. -
Wolfs lair in use
From June 23 1941, Hitler starts using his East Prussian headquarters called the "Wolfs Lair" as his main tactical headquarter. -
Massacre in Vilnius
As German forces enter the Lithuaninan capital Vilnius, local militia men starts killing jews. The Germans "arrest" 60 jews and 30 poles of which 6 people return. -
Several countries declare war on the Soviet Union
Hungary, Slovakia and Finland declare war on the Soviet Union. This is the day of the bombing of Helsinki, which is the reason why Finland declares a state of war for the second time. -
German encirclement of Red Army troops
About 300 000 Red Army troops is encircled outside Minsk and Bialystok in Belarus and Poland. -
Operation Arctic Fox
A German-Finnish alliance against the Soviet Union fights against the Red Army in Finland. Finland was neither an Axis or Allied power, they were more acting in self defense, and Germany was in a political situation to help them.
