World War II: German Troops in Italy Cease Fighting, May 2, 1945
Date: May 2, 1945
Date: May 2, 1945
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 β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More…
President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USSΒ Quincy, officially beginning U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations. Date: February 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Historian Tran Trong Kim Appointed Prime…
World War II: American and Brazilian troops kick off Operation Encore in Northern Italy, a successful limited action in the Northern Apennines that prepares for the western portion of the Allied Spring offensive. Date: February 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1945…
World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred and twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More…
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 β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Allied Food Airdrops Begin Over German-Occupied…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2. Date: March 11, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 11 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events…