Battle of Slater’s Knoll Ends, Bougainville, World War II – April 6, 1945

William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II. Date: June 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Razing of Friesoythe: 4th Canadian Division Destroys German…

World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden. Date: February 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as the Red Army closes in. 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 1945Heinrich Himmler Dies in Allied Custody, May 23, 1945World…

World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Date: January 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Capitulation of German Garrison in Poznań, February 23,…

World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal, the evacuation of areas along the eastern Baltic coast. Date: January 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Prague Uprising Begins Against German Occupation…

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him. Date: April 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II Los Baños Internment Camp Rescue by 11th…