World Events and Discoveries in 1941 — Timeline
9 documented historical milestones concerning world events and discoveries in 1941.
Dated historical records
Entries below follow the dates recorded in the WWII CHRONOS archive. Each linked title opens the original historical entry, including its source reference.
- — Construction Begins on Kaiser's First Richmond Shipyard — The start of one of the major US centres of assembly-line shipbuilding.
- — Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) Established — The foundation for large-scale integrated steel production in Brazil.
- — Detroit Tank Arsenal Produces Its First Production Tank — Automotive mass-production methods are transferred to heavy armoured vehicles.
- — Programmable Z3 Computer Operates — Konrad Zuse demonstrated the Z3, a programmable electromechanical computing machine. It used relays and read its program from punched film.
- — First Flight of Britain's Gloster E.28/39 Jet Aircraft — The first flight lasted 17 minutes; a key milestone for Frank Whittle's jet engine.
- — State Defense Committee Launches Large-Scale Evacuation of Soviet Industry Eastward — According to consolidated historical data, 1,523 large enterprises were evacuated between July and November.
- — Willys-Overland Receives Contract for Mass Production of the Military Jeep — The Jeep design is standardised for mass production.
- — First Liberty Ship — SS Patrick Henry — Launched — Typical series length: about 134.6 m; deadweight about 10,800 t; more than 2,700 ships built during the war.
- — First Grand Coulee Generator Begins Operation — Rated output of the first generator: 108 MW.
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