NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1941 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1941 in the United Kingdom. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Events from the year 1939 in the United Kingdom. ... February 16 - Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cossack pursues German freighter Altmark into Jossingfjord in southwestern Norway, resulting in freedom for 290 British sailors and seamen held as prisoners. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939, after the German invasion of Poland. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

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January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Siege of Tobruk Conflict World War II, Western Desert Campaign Date March 31, 1941 – November 27, 1941 Place Tobruk, Libya Result Allied victory The Siege of Tobruk was a lengthy confrontation between Axis and Allied forces in the North African Campaign of World War II. See also Afrika Korps... Tobruk or Tubruq (Arabic: Ø·Ø¨Ø±Ù‚; also transliterated as TÃ³bruch, Tobruch, Å¢ubruq, Tobruck ) is a town, seaport, municipality, and peninsula in eastern Libya in Northern Africa. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tobruk or Tubruq (Arabic: Ø·Ø¨Ø±Ù‚; also transliterated as TÃ³bruch, Tobruch, Å¢ubruq, Tobruck ) is a town, seaport, municipality, and peninsula in eastern Libya in Northern Africa. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city in Wales and a Welsh County. ... This article is about the country. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... Combatants United Kingdom, Australia Italy Commanders Andrew Cunningham Angelo Iachino Strength 1 carrier 3 battleships 7 light cruisers 17 destroyers 1 battleship 6 heavy cruisers 2 light cruisers 17 destroyers Casualties 1 torpedo plane destroyed 1 battleship damaged 3 cruisers sunk 2 destroyers sunk The Battle of Cape Matapan was... Peloponnesos (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, sometime Latinized as Peloponnesus or Anglicized as The Peloponnese) is a large peninsula in Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Isthmus of Corinth. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or (German: air force, literally Air Weapon, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the Gloster Whittle, Gloster Pioneer, or Gloster G.40) was the first jet engined aircraft to fly in the United Kingdom. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. ... HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during World War II. Affectionately known as the Stringbag by its crews, it was outdated by 1939, but achieved some spectacular successes during the... HMS Ark Royal (91), was the third ship of the Royal Navy to carry the name and the second to be an aircraft carrier. ... The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... FDR redirects here. ... Churchill redirects here. ... Argentia is a community on the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Churchill meets FDR aboard USS Augusta at their 1941 secret meeting at Argentia, Newfoundland. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... Four aircraft carriers, Principe-de-Asturias, USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and HMS Invincible (front-to-back), showing the difference in size between a supercarrier, light V/STOL carriers, and an amphibious carrier. ... HMS Ark Royal (91), was the third ship of the Royal Navy to carry the name and the second to be an aircraft carrier. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... Unterseeboot 81 (U-81) has been the designation of two submarines of the German Navy. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... The Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse was a World War II naval engagement which illustrated the effectiveness of aerial attacks against naval forces that were not protected by air cover and the resulting importance of including an aircraft carrier in any major fleet action. ... HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. ... HMS Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser, the second to last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Churchill redirects here. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... Joint Sessions of the United States Congress are the gathering together of both House and Senate which occur on special occasions such as the State of the Union Address and Presidential Inauguration. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... The British Commandos were first formed by the Army in June 1940 during World War II as a well-armed but unregimented raider force employing unconventional and irregular tactics to assault, disrupt and reconnoitre the enemy in mainland Europe and Scandinavia. ... County Sogn og Fjordane Landscape Nordfjord Municipality NO-1439 Administrative centre MÃ¥lÃ¸y Mayor (2004) Roger Bernt Silden (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 348 176 kmÂ² 171 kmÂ² 0. ...

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January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Damien Keelan (born 5 January 1941 in Calcutta) is a former professional footballer. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Iona Brown (7 January 1941 - 6 June 2004) was a British violinist and conductor. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Ernest Walker (born January 7, 1941) is an English chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Graham Chapman (8 January 1941â€“4 October 1989) was an English comedian and writer. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 â€“ July 21, 2005) was a pioneering British blues musician. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Jaglom (born 1941, London, United Kingdom) is a film director who specializes in independently made dramas loosely based on characters from his actual life, and often starring these very same individuals. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (1941 - March 23, 1981) was an astronomer and cosmologist whose research made fundamental contributions to our understanding of how galaxies evolve with time. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Michael Apted (born February 10, 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom) is a British director, producer, writer and actor. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Tony Ray-Jones (February 26, 1941 - March 13, 1972) was a British art photographer. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG KBE PC (born 27 February 1941), commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician native of British India. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Adrian Lyne (Born: March 4, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English filmmaker and producer. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... Clinton Richard Dawkins (born March 26, 1941) is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer who holds the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (born Barking, England, April 12, 1941 - died London, February 24, 1993) was an English footballer. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Julie Christie as Lara in Doctor Zhivago Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1941) is an English Academy Award-winning film actress. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Ed Stewart (born April 23, 1941 in Devon) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... The Reverend Robert Bradford (1941â€“1981) was an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for the South Belfast constituency in Northern Ireland. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Tommy Vance, born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (July 11, 1941 â€“ March 6, 2005) was a British pop radio broadcaster, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Christopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood (born 10 September 1941) is a well-known British conductor, harpsichordist, writer and scholar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Anneke Wills (born 20 October 1941 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a British actress noted for her role as the companion Polly in the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... David Hemmings in the late 1960s David Hemmings (18 November 1941 â€“ 3 December 2003) was a British movie actor and director, whose most famous role was the photographer in Michelangelo Antonionis Blowup in 1966 (opposite Vanessa Redgrave), one of the films that best represented the spirit of the 1960s. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... This is an article about the grandson of King George V, for the great grandson of King George II who was also known as Prince William of Gloucester, see Prince William, Duke of Gloucester Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick Windsor), (December 18, 1941 â€“ August 28, 1972) was... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... John Levene in 1984 John Levene, (born December 24, 1941) is an English actor. ...

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Category: 1941 in the United Kingdom January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Amy Johnson in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, July 1930. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world scouting movement. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Bridge (February 26, 1879 â€“ January 10, 1941) was an English composer. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Sir Arthur John Evans (July 8, 1851 â€“ July 11, 1941) was an English archaeologist. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

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