Today in World War II History—May 23, 1941
Sunday, May 23, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—May 23, 1941: Off Crete, Luftwaffe sinks destroyer HMS Kelly under Lord Louis Mountbatten (181 killed, 297 survive including Mountbatten).
In the first major trial of a resistance group in occupied France, Germans sentence 8 members of Nemrod intelligence network to death.
Joe Louis defeats Buddy Baer to retain the heavyweight boxing title.