U.S. Army Liberates Ohrdruf Forced Labor Camp, April 4, 1945

World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula. Date: January 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31…

The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin. Date: July 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945British Air Raid Destroys Hildesheim, Germany, in WWII March 22, 1945King Haakon VII Returns from Exile in…

World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Date: April 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Halifax Riot…

World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany. Date: April 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Iwo Jima Kamikazes Sink USS Bismarck Sea, Damage USS…

A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. Date: September 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Historian Tran Trong Kim Appointed Prime Minister of Empire of…

Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei. Date: June 10, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Soviet Forces Liberate Łódź Ghetto, WWII January 19, 1945World War II Battle of Poljana Near…