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Bismarck sails for Operation Rhine
21st May 1941: The worlds largest and most modern battleship cannot break out into the Atlantic unseen - its operation now closely watched by Berlin…
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The battle for Crete begins
20th May 1940: German bombing and machine gunning are followed by parachute drops over a wide area - they are met with fierce resistance and suffer…
May 20
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Man versus Tank
19th May 1941: As the war ends in East Africa one man is undaunted by a last tank attack - and announces “ I’ll get them on foot,”
May 19
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Royal Navy face sustained Stuka attacks
18th May 1941: Petty Officer Sephton remains at his AA gun despite grave injuries
May 18
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'Battle for Crete'
After the swift victory over Greece, German attention shifts to the strategically important island - and an invasion plan is hastily improvised
May 17
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The Luftwaffe arrive in Iraq
17th May 1941: In a long forgotten war, the RAF fight back with a long distance low level surprise attack
May 17
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US destroyer hunts U-boat
16th May 1941: According to one U-boat crewman the US Navy was far from neutral even at this stage of the war
May 16
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Relief of Tobruk attempted
15th May 1941: The British discover that they will need new tanks if they are to successfully face the Germans
May 15
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French police round up Jews
14th May 1941: The 'rafle du billet vert ' - green card roundup - demonstrates that no part of civilised Europe is safe from the worst of the Nazis
May 14
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Hess escapade raises spirits in Britain
13th May 1941: The mystery of the Nazi Deputy Leader's mission to Britain is a source of amusement and light relief, undermining attempts to 'terrorise…
May 13
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HMS Ladybird goes down fighting
12th May 1941: Once again the Luftwaffe demonstrates the new vulnerability of naval forces within its range
May 12
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The mystery of Rudolf Hess
11th May 1941: Hitler's Deputy flies himself to Scotland attempting to broker a peace deal with 'England' - giving rise to a small industry of…
May 11
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