13 Oct 1941
- German troops captured Kalinin (now Tver) and Rzhev northwest of Moscow, Russia; the Soviet 30th Army was encircled and wiped out at Rzhev. West of the Soviet capital, Soviet 18th and 19th Tank Brigades fell back from Gzhatsk (now Gagarin) toward Mozhaysk 30 kilometers closer to Moscow where the new main defensive line was being constructed. ww2dbase [Battle of Moscow | TH]
- A production order was placed for the improved Republic P-47D Thunderbolt fighter. ww2dbase [P-47 Thunderbolt | AC]
- General Fedyuninsky was ordered to plan a breakout from Leningrad, Russia by attacking the area south of Lake Ladoga, which was to take place by 20 Oct 1941. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | CPC]
- Heinrich Kreipe was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross medal. ww2dbase [Heinrich Kreipe | CPC]
- Johannes Hähle turned in 7 photos with the title "Umfassungsschlacht ostw. Kiew" to his superiors. ww2dbase [Johannes Hähle | CPC]
- The German occupation administration in France formally began to regulate the transfer of food from the countryside to family members in cities; a weight limit of 50 kilograms was announced. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Philippe PĂ©tain's visited a school in village PĂ©rigny in Allier department, France. PĂ©rigny was praised by the radio reporter M. Jean Masson as an ideal traditional village, thus selected for visit by PĂ©tain. Children sang La Marseillaise, which was officially not allowed by Germany, at the end of the radio program. ww2dbase [PĂ©rigny, Auvergne | CPC]
- Allied convoy PQ-2 departed Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Liverpool, England | CPC]
- Joseph Rochefort was promoted to the rank of commander, retroactively effective 1 Apr 1941. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | CPC]
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