17 Aug 1941
- Overnight, British bombers attacked the rail station at Duisburg, Germany. Air crews reported poor visibility due to bad weather. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | CPC]
- American ship Longtaker was sunk by a German submarine while delivering supplies to the US military garrison in Iceland. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Comandante Cappellini sighted a German aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean at 0850 hours. At 1130 hours, she observed another aircraft. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | CPC]
- German troops captured Narva, Estonia. ww2dbase [Operation Barbarossa | Narva | TH]
- Tatsuta Maru departed Yokohama, Japan; Captain Toichi Takahata was replaced by Japanese Navy Reserve officer Captain Sakao Kimura. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Yokohama, Kanagawa | CPC]
- Romanian troops captured the water reservoirs of Odessa, Ukraine with heavy casualties. ww2dbase [Siege of Odessa | Odessa | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt arrived in Washington DC, United States. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Washington | CPC]
17 Aug 1941 Interactive Map
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