World War II: German Troops in Italy Cease Fighting, May 2, 1945

World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden. Date: February 15, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Caserta Surrender Ends German Fighting in Italy, May 2, 1945Manhattan Project: First Atomic Bomb Test Near…

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: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, resulting in more than 7,000 deaths. Date: May 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila. Date: February 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of Okinawa Ends, Imperial Japanese Resistance Collapses June 21, 1945British Troops Liberate Mandalay, Burma -…

World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers. Date: August 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅…

World War II: US troops reclaim the Philippine island of Corregidor from the Japanese. Date: February 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Red Army Begins Vistula–Oder Offensive, January 12, 1945Empire of Vietnam Established…