September 1941

Saturday 06:

Holocaust: The requirement to wear the Star of David with the word Jew inscribed, is extended to all Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas.

Monday 08:

World War II: Siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin a siege against the Soviet Union's second-largest city, Leningrad. Stalin orders the Volga Deutsche deported to Siberia.

Thursday 11:

World War II: US Navy ordered to attack German U-boats.

Monday 15:

The U.S. Attorney General rules that the Neutrality Act is not violated when U.S. ships carry war materiel to British territories, opening the door for the Lend-Lease Act.

Tuesday 16:

Concerned that Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Persia was about to align his petroleum-rich country with Germany during World War II, the United Kingdom and the USSR occupy Iran and forced him to resign in favor of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Tuesday 23:

The first gas experiments are conducted at Auschwitz.

Saturday 27:

The SS Patrick Henry is launched becoming the first of more that 2,700 Liberty ships.

Monday 29:

The Babi Yar massacre begins.