Date: May 16, 1945
World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor. Date: January 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 26 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945RAF Mistakenly Bombs…
World War II: United States Army troops liberate Ohrdruf forced labor camp in Germany. Date: April 4, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Mikhail Devyataev Escapes Nazi Camp in PeenemΓΌnde, February 8, 1945Truman Prioritizes…
World War II: Soviet soldiers raise the first Soviet flag over the Reichstag. The Victory Banner will be raised the next day. Date: April 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945RAF Mistakenly Bombs…
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. Date: May 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945USS Indianapolis Delivers Little Boy Components to Tinian, July 26, 1945Hermann GΓΆring…
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 β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Yalta Conference Opens with Churchill,…
World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula. Date: January 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31…