Today in World War II History—May 30, 1941
Sunday, May 30, 2021 by Sarah Sundin

No.2 Armoured Car Company RAF waits outside Baghdad, Iraq, for negotiations to conclude, 30 May 1941 (Imperial War Museum: CM 923)
80 Years Ago—May 30, 1941: German commander in Crete orders deadly reprisals for civilian resistance.
In Iraq, British troops enter Baghdad.
Floyd Davis & Mauri Rose win the Indianapolis 500 (trading places in the race car); the race will not be held again until 1946.