Chronology of World War II
Germans advance into northern Russia
Friday, July 4, 1941 www.onwar.com

German armor and infantry advancingOn the Eastern Front... In the north, Ostrov (southeast of Lake Peipus in Russia) falls to forces of the German 41st Panzer Corps (Panzer Group 4). 

In the United States... In an Independence Day broadcast Roosevelt says that the United States "will never survive as a happy and fertile oasis of liberty surrounded by a cruel desert of dictatorship."
This chronological study of the Second World War provides a comprehensive day-by-day account of WWII. While focused on the military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and political history as well. Some Holocaust related events are already recorded and additional updates are pending. In so far as possible, the images included in this presentation are pictures from the given days. Additional information and images are welcome through the feedback form found on the index.