Today in World War II History—May 18, 1941
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 by Sarah Sundin

Map showing the Axis partition of Yugoslavia, 1941 (Source: Wikipedia, public domain)
80 Years Ago—May 18, 1941: Italy annexes Yugoslavian province of Dalmatia.
USSR begins purge of Soviet air force officers—only a month before the German invasion of the USSR.