Holocaust and Civilians in 1941 — Timeline
4 documented historical milestones concerning holocaust and civilians 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.
- — Mass Murder of Jews at Kaunas Seventh Fort — One of the early large-scale mass shootings following the invasion of the Soviet Union.
- — Bishop von Galen's Sermon against the Murder of Patients — The Catholic bishop publicly condemned the Nazi 'euthanasia' programme.
- — Babyn Yar in Kyiv — On 29–30 September, Nazi occupiers shoot tens of thousands of Kyiv's Jews.
- — Mass Killing Begins at Chełmno — The killing centre began using gas vans.
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