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What happened in July 1941

• July 1, 1941: The British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) is formed, a special forces unit specializing in covert operations and counter-terrorism.
• July 2, 1941: World War II (WWII): The Empire of Japan conscripts 1 million men for military service, bolstering its forces in the ongoing conflict.
• July 3, 1941: WWII: Joseph Stalin, in his first address since the German invasion, urges the Soviet people to implement a "scorched earth" policy of resistance against the invading forces.
• July 4, 1941: Massacre of Lviv professors: Nazi German troops execute Polish intellectuals, scientists, and writers in the occupied Polish city of Lwów (Lviv), a tragic event during the Nazi occupation.
• July 5, 1941: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper River, marking a significant advance in their invasion of the Soviet Union.
• July 7, 1941: Uprising in Serbia: The Communist Party of Yugoslavia initiates an uprising against the Nazi occupation, starting with the killing of two gendarmes in the village of Bela Crkva.
• July 10, 1941: The Holocaust: Jedwabne pogrom: Local ethnic Poles massacre at least 340 Jewish residents of Jedwabne, in occupied Poland, highlighting the escalating violence against Jewish communities during the Holocaust.
• July 11, 1941: The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana, marking the formation of a significant political party in Northern Rhodesia (present-day Zambia).
• July 13, 1941: WWII: An uprising against the Axis powers begins in Montenegro, becoming the second popular uprising in Europe after the "February strike" in the Netherlands.
• July 14, 1941: WWII: Vichy France signs an armistice agreement with the Axis powers, ending all fighting in Syria and Lebanon, further complicating the geopolitical landscape of the war.
• July 17, 1941: Joe DiMaggio's remarkable 56-game hitting streak in Major League Baseball comes to an end, marking the conclusion of an iconic achievement in American sports history.
• July 19, 1941: WWII: A BBC broadcast by "Colonel Britton" (Douglas Ritchie) calls for resistance against the Nazis in occupied Europe, using the slogan "V for Victory", which becomes a symbol of defiance.
• July 23, 1941: WWII: Italian aircraft inflict damage on the British destroyer HMS Fearless, forcing its sinking, demonstrating the ongoing naval battles in the Mediterranean Sea.
• July 25, 1941: Postal codes are introduced in Germany, streamlining the postal system and improving mail delivery efficiency.
• July 26, 1941: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of Japanese assets in the United States, escalating tensions between the two nations.
• July 29, 1941: The Vichy Regime and the Empire of Japan sign the Protocol Concerning Joint Defense and Joint Military Cooperation, granting Japan access to airfields, troops, and financial resources in Indochina, further entangling the Axis powers.
• July 30, 1941: The Ustaše, a Croatian fascist organization, brutally massacres 200 Serbs inside a Serbian Orthodox church in Glina, Croatia, followed by the killing of 700–1,200 Serbs in the surrounding area, highlighting the escalating ethnic violence during World War II.
• July 31, 1941: WWII: The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring orders S.S. General Reinhard Heydrich to develop a plan for the "Final Solution of the Jewish question", marking a critical moment in the systematic extermination of Jews during the Holocaust.