11 Sep 1941
- Konstantin Rokossovsky was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. ww2dbase [Konstantin Rokossovsky | CPC]
- King Leopold III of Belgium, whilst a prisoner of the Germans, secretly married London-born Lilian Baels. As this had no validity under Belgian law a second ceremony was conducted on 6 Dec 1941. ww2dbase [Leopold III | AC]
- US President Roosevelt announced that American warships will attack German and Italian submarines on sight during his "fireside chat" radio address, equating the attacks to piracy. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
- German artillery bombarded Leningrad, Russia throughout the day. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | CPC]
- German submarines U-82, U-202, U-207, U-432, and U-433 attacked Allied convoy SC-42, sinking seven merchant ships 100 miles east of Greenland. ww2dbase [CPC]
- British destroyers HMS Leamington and HMS Veteran sank German submarines U-207, killing all 41 aboard. ww2dbase [CPC]
- British submarine HMS Thunderbolt sank German ship Livorno 65 miles southwest of Benghazi, Libya. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Morosini was ordered to move to a new patrol area in the Atlantic Ocean. ww2dbase [Morosini | CPC]
- Hans-Joachim Marseille claimed shooting down a South African Maryland bomber over Libya, but the kill was not confirmed. ww2dbase [Hans-Joachim Marseille | CPC]
- Roza Shanina took on a job at kindergarten No. 2 in Arkhangelsk, Russia to help pay for her tuition. ww2dbase [Roza Shanina | Arkhangelsk | CPC]
- The construction of the Pentagon began in Arlington, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [Pentagon | Arlington, Virginia | CPC]
- US Marine Corps 6th Defense Battalion relieved the 3rd Defense Battalion as the garrison force at Midway. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]

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