17 February 1941
Diplomacy
Turkey and Bulgarian sign a non-aggression pact
United States
Lend-Lease debate begins in the Senate
Occupied Europe
Dutch Communists organise a strike despite Stalin's orders not to oppose the Germans
Eastern Front
Colonel General Erich Hoepner takes command of Fourth Panzer Army
Books
Hitler's Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, Robert Kirchubel. A 'unit history' written on the largest scale, tracing the campaigns fought by the four Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, from their roles in the early German victories, to their eventual defeat and destruction in the ruins of the Reich. A very useful contribution to the literature on the Eastern Front. [
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 17 February 1941, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1941_02_17.html
