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Military units and formations established in 1941

  • Army Group CentreAdolf Hitler issued Führer Directive 21 on the 18th of December 1940. This order commanded German forces to prepare for an attack on Soviet Russia in 1941.
  • United States Army Air ForcesOn the 20th of June 1941, the War Department issued a revision to Army Regulation 95-5 that created the United States Army Air Forces.
  • Afrika KorpsThe German Africa Corps formed on the 11th of January 1941. Adolf Hitler designated Erwin Rommel as commander on the 11th of February.
  • Yugoslav PartisansOn the 6th of April 1941, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded from all sides by Axis powers. German forces led the assault while Italian, Hungarian and…
  • Blue DivisionFrancisco Franco secured power in Spain after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. More than 300,000 people died during…