World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian Forces Capture Vienna, April 13, 1945

World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies. Date: January 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Soviet Red Army Liberates Hungary from German…

The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip. Date: June 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power. Date: June 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945First Victory Day Parade on Red Square, Moscow, June 24, 1945Hungary…

World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. Date: April 11, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945U.S. Ninth Army Crosses Elbe, Reaches Tangermünde, Nears Berlin, April 12, 1945Poland Provisional Government of…

World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies". Date: February 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23…

World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan. Date: August 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945B-25 Bomber Crashes into Empire State Building, Killing 14 — July 28, 1945World War II…