Prague Offensive Begins, Last Major Eastern Front Battle, May 6, 1945

World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment. Date: February 13, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945British Air Raid Destroys…

World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe, is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia. Date: May 15, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Allied Control Council Takes Power in Germany, June…

The R.A.F. drop the Grand Slam bomb in action for the first time, on a railway viaduct near Bielefeld, Germany. Date: March 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Stutthof Inmates Executed in Baltic…

World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army liberate Baguio as they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita. Date: April 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…

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: 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 1945End of Japanese Occupation of Hong…