31 Jul 1941 | World War II Database

31 Jul 1941

Reinhard Heydrich received instructions from Hermann Göring to prepare the implementation of the Final Solution to the Jewish question, Endlösung. ww2dbase [Reinhard Heydrich | TH]
Reichskommissar Josef Terboven declared Norway under a state of emergency. ww2dbase [TH]
Romanian leader Ion Antonescu formally accepted German leader Adolf Hitler's request for Romanian troops to conquer and occupy the Ukrainian territory between Dniester and Bug Rivers. ww2dbase [Siege of Odessa | CPC]
Soviet destroyer Sokrushitelny made rendezvous with British minelayer HMS Adventure near the Gorodetski lighthouse at the entrance to the White Sea in northern Russia. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | CPC]

Hawaii

USS Astoria arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Astoria (New Orleans-class) | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 31 Jul 1941

Spanish General Agustín Muñoz Grandes being inducted into German Army service, Grafenwöhr, Germany, 31 Jul 1941

Cruiser Mk V Covenanter III tank, 31 Jul 1941

31 Jul 1941 Interactive Map

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