fredthebear: Thank you <perfidious>Schmidt was an Estonian, Regedzinski from Poland. Many significant war events occurred late in 1941.
September 5, 1941
Germany occupies Estonia.
September 15, 1941
Germany begins the Siege of Leningrad. It would not end until January 1944.
October 1, 1941
The U.S. begins supplying the USSR under the Lend-Lease Act.
October 2, 1941
Germany begins the drive towards Moscow.
October 16, 1941
The USSR evacuates its seat of government to Kuibyshev.
November 22, 1941
Britain gives Finland an ultimatum: halt all offensive operations against the USSR or face a war with the Allies.
December 5, 1941
Germany abandons its attack on Moscow; the USSR counterattacks.
December 7, 1941
Japan attacks the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
December 7, 1941
Japan invades Siam and Malaya.
December 8, 1941
The Allies -- except the USSR -- declare war on Japan.
December 11, 1941
Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.