Today in World War II History—August 16, 1941
Monday, August 16, 2021 by Sarah Sundin

German troops entering the Kremlin of Novgorod, 17 Aug 1941 (German Federal Archive: Bild 183-H26513)
80 Years Ago—Aug. 16, 1941: Germans take Novgorod, Russia, and Nikolaev, Ukraine; Soviets scuttle their fleet at Nikolaev.
Stalin orders all deserters executed and their families arrested.