John Amery Executed for Treason by British Government, December 19, 1945
Date: December 19, 1945
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Date: December 19, 1945
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World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,000 American and British airmen. 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 1945Hermann GΓΆring…
World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army. Date: April 22, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945German Surrender at LΓΌneburg Heath Signed, WWII…
World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USSΒ Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the US under her own power. Date: March 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 19 π Events on this…
Syrian demonstrators in Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the Levant Crisis. Date: May 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima Ends,…
President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USSΒ Quincy, officially beginning U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations. Date: February 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Allied Control Council Takes Power in…
Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from…