May 1941

Chronology of World War II

May 1941

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1 Air Operations, Mediterranean Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Britain, Home Front Greece Iraq Italian East Africa Mediterranean North Africa	2 Air Operations, Europe Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Germany, Home Front Greece Iraq Mediterranean North Africa	3 Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Greece Iraq Italian East Africa Mediterranean Secret War
4 Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Britain, Home Front Germany, Home Front Iraq Italian East Africa North Africa	5 Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Crete Iraq Italian East Africa Mediterranean North Africa Secret War	6 Air Operations, Mediterranean Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Crete Iraq Mediterranean Soviet Union, Politics United States, Policy	7 Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Britain, Home Front German Raiders Iraq Mediterranean North Africa	8 Air Operations, Europe Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz German Raiders Indian Ocean Iraq Italian East Africa Mediterranean North Africa	9 Air Operations, Europe Air Operations, North Africa Battle of the Atlantic Diplomatic Relations Italian East Africa Mediterranean North Africa	10 Air Operations, Europe Axis Diplomacy Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Germany, Home Front Iraq Italian East Africa Mediterranean
11 Air Operations, Europe Balkans Battle of the Atlantic United States, Home Front	12 Battle of the Atlantic Britain, Home Front Diplomatic Relations Iraq Mediterranean	13 Australia, Home Front Battle of the Atlantic Britain, Home Front Germany, Politics Iraq Mediterranean Middle East, Politics North Africa Soviet Union, Strategy United States, Home Front	14 Air Operations, Mediterranean Axis Diplomacy Battle of the Atlantic German Raiders Iraq and Syria Italian East Africa Occupied France Pacific Singapore	15 Air Operations, Middle East Battle of the Atlantic Britain, Home Front Crete Iraq and Syria Mediterranean North Africa United States, Home Front Yugoslavia, Politics	16 Air Operations, Europe Air Operations, Middle East Battle of the Atlantic The Blitz Bolivia Britain, Policy Iceland Italian East Africa Mediterranean North Africa	17 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Diplomatic Relations Iraq Mediterranean
18 Battle of the Atlantic Iraq Mediterranean Syria Yugoslavia, Politics	19 Battle of the Atlantic Britain, Command Crete Iraq Italian East Africa United States, Politics	20 Air Operations, Mediterranean Battle of the Atlantic Bay of Biscay Crete Mediterranean	21 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Mediterranean North Africa Occupied Norway	22 Air Operations, Mediterranean Air Operations, North Africa Battle of the Atlantic Crete Germany, Preparations Italian East Africa Mediterranean	23 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Mediterranean	24 Battle of the Atlantic Crete German Raiders Italian East Africa Mediterranean
25 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Mediterranean	26 Air Operations, Mediterranean Battle of the Atlantic Crete Indian Ocean Mediterranean	27 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Iraq Mediterranean North Africa United States, Politics	28 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Iraq Mediterranean	29 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Mediterranean	30 Battle of the Atlantic Crete Iraq Mediterranean North Africa	31 Air Operations, Europe Battle of the Atlantic Crete Mediterranean Vichy France