World War II Diaries:The Complete War Report
1941 July
E23 Jul 9, 2017
In London, Winston Churchill declares on the radio that in recent weeks British planes have dropped on Germany half the number of bombs that the Germans have dropped during the whole war. But this is only the beginning, and there will be no letup until Hitler is destroyed. According to the British Prime Minister, some Germans can be forgiven, but others deserve to die. Heinrich Himmler orders the execution of all gypsies detained in German concentration camps in the occupied territories. Seventeen thousand men, women and children are assassinated. The official dissolution of Yugoslavia is announced. Part of the former country becomes the Independent State of Croatia, while another part is annexed by the Third Reich, and the rest is taken by Italy, Albania, Bulgaria and Hungary.