17 Aug 1941
- Overnight, British bombers attacked the rail station at Duisburg, Germany. Air crews reported poor visibility due to bad weather. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- American ship Longtaker was sunk by a German submarine while delivering supplies to the US military garrison in Iceland. ww2dbase [CPC]
- German troops captured Narva, Estonia. ww2dbase [Main Article | TH]
- Tatsuta Maru departed Yokohama, Japan; Captain Toichi Takahata was replaced by Japanese Navy Reserve officer Captain Sakao Kimura. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- Romanian troops captured the water reservoirs of Odessa, Ukraine with heavy casualties. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt arrived in Washington DC, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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