1941

1914-1945 · Year 28 of 32

Second Thirty Years' War

"Second Thirty Years' War" is a periodization scheme sometimes used to encompass the wars in Europe from 1914 to 1945. Just as the Thirty Years' War of 1618 to 1648 was not a…

1917-1944 · Year 25 of 28

Soviet-Finnish wars

1927-1950 · Year 15 of 24

Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued…

1937-1945 · Year 5 of 9

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japan, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and its puppet states…

1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role) · Year 3 of 7

World War II

The United States fought a global coalition war across oceans, economies, and industrial systems.

1939-1944 · Year 3 of 6

World War II in Albania

In Albania, World War II began with its invasion by Italy in April 1939. Fascist Italy set up Albania as its protectorate or puppet state. The resistance was largely carried out…

1940-1941 · Closing year

Franco-Thai War

The Franco-Thai War was fought between Thailand and Vichy France over certain areas of French Indochina.

1940-1941 · Closing year

Greco-Italian War

The Greco-Italian War, also called the Italo-Greek War, took place between Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. This conflict began the Balkans campaign of…

1941 · Sole year

Anglo-Iraqi War

The Anglo-Iraqi War was a British-led Allied military campaign during the Second World War against the Kingdom of Iraq, then ruled by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani who had seized power…

1941-1944 · Opening year

Continuation War

The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a…

1941-1945 · Opening year

Eastern Front

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War, or the German–Soviet War, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including…

1941-1942 · Opening year

Ecuadorian–Peruvian War

The Second Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, usually called simply the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, and known locally as the War of '41, was a South American border war fought between 5–31…

1941-1944 · Opening year

Seven Enemy Offensives

The Seven Enemy Offensives is a group name used in Yugoslav historiography to refer to seven major Axis military operations undertaken during World War II in Yugoslavia against…

1941-1944 · Opening year

World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia

World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia started with the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. Under the pressure of the Yugoslav Partisan movement, part of the Macedonian…