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June 1941

The following events occurred in June 1941: June 1, 1941 (Sunday)The Battle of Crete ended in a Pyrrhic victory for the Axis.The light cruiser HMS Calcutta was sunk by the Luftwaffe off Alexandria, Egypt.In the power vacuum in Baghdad following the collapse of the Rashid Ali regime, two days of violence known as the Farhud broke out against the local Jewish population.Clothes rationing began in the United Kingdom.110 German aircraft bombed Manchester.Catholic journals in Nazi Germany no longer receive printing paper.Born:Alexander V. Zakharov, astronomer, in Moscow, USSRDied:Hans Berger, 68, German psychiatrist (suicide); Jenny Dolly, 48, American dancer and actress, one-half of The Dolly Sisters identical twin performers; Hugh Walpole, 57, English novelistJune 2, 1941 (Monday)Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at the Brenner Pass once again.

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