Date: May 2, 1945
World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany, is heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat. Date: March 22, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On…
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again. Date: January 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Operation Thunderclap: Eighth Air Force Bombs Berlin,…
A devastating tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others. Date: February 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Yamato Sunk by U.S. Navy Aircraft in World War II,…
Beginning of the Levant Crisis between Britain and France in Syria. The latter try to quell nationalist protests but backs down after threat of military action by the British. Date: May 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day…
World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. Five hundred twenty are killed and around eighty escape. Date: April 22, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: U.S. Firebombs Tokyo,…
World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed. Date: January 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…