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See also: | Other events in 1941 · Timeline of Icelandic history |
The following lists events that happened in 1941 in Iceland.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2016) |
On 7 July the defence of Iceland was transferred to the United States from the United Kingdom following the conclusion of Operation Fork in 1940 [1] as a means of preventing Nazi Germany from gaining access to the air and shipping routes around the country. [2]
On 16 August Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill formally visited Iceland following the Atlantic Charter. [3]
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See also: | Other events in 1941 · Timeline of Icelandic history |
The following lists events that happened in 1941 in Iceland.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2016) |
On 7 July the defence of Iceland was transferred to the United States from the United Kingdom following the conclusion of Operation Fork in 1940 [1] as a means of preventing Nazi Germany from gaining access to the air and shipping routes around the country. [2]
On 16 August Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill formally visited Iceland following the Atlantic Charter. [3]