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1941
in
Iceland

Decades:
See also:Other events in 1941 · Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1941 in Iceland.

Incumbents

Events

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]

Births

Deaths

Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason

References

  1. ^ KARLSSON, GUNNAR (2017). ICELAND'S 1100 YEARS : history of a marginal society. C HURST & CO PUB LTD. ISBN 978-1849049115. OCLC 986911706.
  2. ^ Conn, Stetson; Fairchild, Byron (January 2, 2003). "CHAPTER VI From Nonbelligerency to War". Center for Military History United States Army. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "80 Years Since Churchill Charmed the Icelandic Nation". Iceland Monitor. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Jón Sigurðsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Ísmús | Hafliði Halgrímsson".
  6. ^ "Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason" (in Icelandic). Althing. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.