Date: January 31, 1945
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 1945Caserta Surrender Ends German Fighting 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 → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire. Date: August 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Khaldei’s Raising a Flag…
World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army. Date: May 4, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer Sinks U-864, February 9, 1945Axis…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2. Date: March 11, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control. Date: October 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Sukarno Becomes Indonesia’s First President After Independence Declaration, August…