15 Aug 1941
- Orion reached Spanish territorial waters and disguised herself as the Spanish ship Contramestre Casado. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Douglas MacArthur oversaw the induction of the Philippine Army Air Corps. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- In Germany it became a criminal offence for Jews not to wear the yellow Star of David. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]
- German parachutist Josef Jakobs, captured in Britain on 1 Feb 1941, was executed by firing squad at the Tower of London in England, United Kingdom at 0715 hours. He was the last person to be executed at that site. ww2dbase [CPC]
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