Post-War Legal Proceedings Begin Against Philippe Pétain, July 23, 1945
Date: July 23, 1945
Date: July 23, 1945
World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union. Date: April 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945British Army Liberates Neuengamme Concentration Camp Near…
End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic. Date: May 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Damascus Syrian Demonstrators Shot by French Troops, Levant Crisis May…
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: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought cooperatively. Date: May 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Dietrich Bonhoeffer…
World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma. Date: March 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacci Executed by Italian Resistance, April 28, 1945US-Soviet Troops Meet at Elbe, Split…
World War II: US troops reclaim the Philippine island of Corregidor from the Japanese. Date: February 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945WWII: Filipino and American Troops Liberate Baguio, April 26, 1945Santo Tomas…