22 Apr 1941German military adm.set up in Serbia
2–31 May 1941British invade& occupy Iraq
18 May 1941Italian-Croatianborder defined
20 May–1 Jun 1941German paratrooperstake Crete
26–27 May 1941British sinkthe Bismarck
8 Jun–12 Jul 1941British and Free French invadeSyria and Lebanon
15–22 Jun 1941Germans move into positionfor invasion of Russia
