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Events from the year 1941 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the Second World War. Incumbents. Monarch – George VI;
13 and 14 March 1941 Major air raids destroy most of Clydebank. Londoners shelter from an air raid in an Underground station. 20 April 1941 34 firefighters killed in the 1941 Old Palace School bombing, the largest single loss of Fire Brigade personnel in English history. 10 May 1941 Last major attack on London of the 1940-41 Blitz. 27 May 1941
The United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and New Zealand declare war on Japan; Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech. Japanese forces take the Gilbert Islands (which include Tarawa). Clark Field in the Philippines is bombed, and many American aircraft are destroyed on the ground.
1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the ... WWII: The United Kingdom, New Zealand and South Africa declare war on Bulgaria ...
1941 in the United Kingdom; 1941 in Wales * 1941 in Northern Ireland; A. Anglo-Soviet Agreement; Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre; B. 1941 Birthday Honours; The Blitz;
The naval battle known as the action of 4 April 1941 was fought in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. The German commerce raider Thor sank the British auxiliary cruiser Voltaire. The Germans and Italians took Benghazi. [5] Hitler issued Directive No. 27, Plan of Attack on Greece. The Greek torpedo boat Proussa was sunk by Italian aircraft off Corfu.
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The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, lit. 'air battle for England') was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.