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  • U.S.
    Friday Oct 3, 1941
    The Holocaust

    American Hebrew used the phrase "before the Holocaust"

    U.S.
    Friday Oct 3, 1941

    On 3 October 1941, the American Hebrew used the phrase "before the Holocaust", appears to refer to the situation in France, and in May 1943 the New York Times, discussing the Bermuda Conference, referred to the "hundreds of thousands of European Jews still surviving the Nazi Holocaust".




  • U.S.
    Friday Oct 3, 1941
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower was promoted to brigadier general

    U.S.
    Friday Oct 3, 1941

    After successfully participating in the Louisiana Maneuvers, he was promoted to brigadier general on October 3, 1941.




  • Tokyo, Japan
    Thursday Oct 16, 1941
    Hirohito

    Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe gave his Resignation

    Tokyo, Japan
    Thursday Oct 16, 1941

    As war preparations continued, Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe found himself more and more isolated and gave his resignation on October 16.




  • Kharkov, U.S.S.R. (Kharkov, Ukraine)
    Monday Oct 20, 1941
    World War II

    First Battle of Kharkov

    Kharkov, U.S.S.R. (Kharkov, Ukraine)
    Monday Oct 20, 1941

    By 20 October the Germans had reached the western edge of Kharkov, it was taken by 24 October. At that time, however, most of Kharkiv's industrial equipment had been evacuated or rendered useless by the Soviet authorities.




  • U.S.S.R.
    Oct, 1941
    World War II

    Two sieges left

    U.S.S.R.
    Oct, 1941

    By October Axis operational objectives in Ukraine and the Baltic region were achieved, with only the sieges of Leningrad and Sevastopol continuing.




  • London, England
    Tuesday Oct 28, 1941
    Alan Turing

    Writing directly to Winston Churchill

    London, England
    Tuesday Oct 28, 1941

    On 28 October they wrote directly to Winston Churchill explaining their difficulties, with Turing as the first named. They emphasised how small their need was compared with the vast expenditure of men and money by the forces and compared with the level of assistance they could offer to the forces.




  • Sevastopol, U.S.S.R.
    Thursday Oct 30, 1941
    World War II

    Siege of Sevastopol

    Sevastopol, U.S.S.R.
    Thursday Oct 30, 1941

    The Siege of Sevastopol also known as the Defense of Sevastopol, was a military battle that took place on the Eastern Front of the Second World War. On 4 July 1942, the remaining Soviet forces surrendered and the Germans seized the port.


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