Timeline Thursday 10 April 1941

Thursday 10 April 1941

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1941 Independent State of Croatia proclaimed The Ustaše establish an Axis puppet state As German troops entered Zagreb, Slavko Kvaternik proclaimed the Independent State of Croatia under Ante Pavelić's Ustaše movement. The regime ran the Jasenovac camp system and persecuted Serbs, Jews and Roma.
1941 Siege of Tobruk Allied garrison holds out against Rommel Mostly Australian troops, nicknamed the "Rats of Tobruk", held the Libyan port against Axis forces for 241 days. The siege was lifted during Operation Crusader.