Date: June 20, 1945
World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: A defecting German pilot delivers a Messerschmitt Me 262A-1, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft, to the Americans, the first to fall into Allied hands. Date: March 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day…
World War II: The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights. Date: April 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war. Date: September 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅…
World War II: The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture. Date: March 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945German Me 262 Jet Fighter Defects to Americans, March 31,…
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China. Date: September 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Operation Starvation Begins; Argentina Declares War on Axis Powers, March 27, 1945World War II…