Date: June 21, 1945
William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II. Date: June 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Red Army Final Assault on Berlin Begins, Battle…
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Date: May 1, 1945 Read more on…
World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine. Date: May 13, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945General Douglas MacArthur Lands at Atsugi Air Force…
A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day. Date: October 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this…
World War II: British and Canadian forces commence Operation Veritable to occupy land between the Maas and Rhine rivers. Date: February 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Levant Crisis Begins in Syria: Britain,…
World War II: The Vistula–Oder Offensive forces German troops out of Warsaw. Date: January 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II Tokyo Firebombing Destroys Capital, Kills 100,000 Civilians March 9, 1945Potsdam…