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Today in World War II History—September 25, 1941

Saturday, September 25, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, 1942 (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, public domain)

Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, 1942 (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, public domain)

80 Years Ago—Sept. 25, 1941: Germans parachute into Perekop peninsula and take it, cutting off Crimea from rest of the USSR.

Future president John F. Kennedy enlists in the US Navy.

Movie premiere of You’ll Never Get Rich, starring Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth.

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